cheeky
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The festival’s name is a cheeky play on Harry Potter’s nickname, “the boy who lived,” given to the character upon surviving a death curse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The cheeky Midwestern T-shirt purveyor Raygun has an “Iowa Needs Insufferable Wenches” shirt that raises money for their efforts.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Debut host Tina Fey, a former “SNL” star and head writer, started her monologue with a cheeky explainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
And there's a cheeky riposte to their critics on the jazzy potboiler They Don't Know 'Bout Us: "You say we changed? We feel the same."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The white pig was continually grunting and chuckling to herself, and whenever she saw Taran, she would raise her wide, cheeky face so that he could scratch under her chin.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing cheeky
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Born a Crime
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