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From cheek + -y. Compare typologically barefaced, bald-faced; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frons), Polish czelny (< czoło).
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cheeky
chee·kyToday it means: Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. Full definition →