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Meanings of cheeky in English

Offensively bold.

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        Examples for "brash"
        Examples for "brash"
        1
        She'd never heard quite that note in the brash young ensign's voice.
        War Of Honor
        2
        Barclays certainly needs some new people to shake up its brash culture.
        Reuters
        3
        Gaudy and brash the begonias left me in a state of awe.
        The Guardian
        4
        Now it's Asia's breathtakingly brash answer to Las Vegas, writes Frank McDonald.
        The Irish Times
        5
        But he would not be so brash as to access Yahweh directly.
        Sympathy for the devil
        1
        However, some of us can express this view freely; others are nervy.
        The Guardian
        2
        The whole situation is just a little bit nervy at the minute.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The night time is perhaps a little more nervy than the day.
        Mr. Britling Sees It Through
        4
        I get nervy when I stand up on something, even a chair.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Chewing-Gum follows the brilliant Ecoute Chérie, and entrenches her nervy robot-funk style.
        The Guardian
        Usage of cheeky in English
        1
        But Spanish reporter Pedro Morata found a cheeky way around the rule.
        BBC
        2
        This time the cheeky-faced office boy admitted that the manager was in.
        Bambi
        3
        A cheeky bonus also comes in the form of Damon Lindelof's absence.
        The Guardian
        4
        He wasn't a lover of yours?' said Joeyn with a cheeky grin.
        Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
        5
        But I will remember him for his sly, cheeky sense of humour.
        The Irish Times
        6
        In fact, tweeters did not appreciate most of these cheeky corporate references.
        Wired
        7
        There's also cheeky comments about the NBN as well as housing affordability.
        News.com.au
        8
        But, if nothing else, this cheeky chappie has certainly found his niche.
        The South African
        9
        He got cheeky and hit me on the head with an oar.
        The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
        10
        The irrepressible, cheeky spirit of the lucky country's sporting stars rises again.
        Radio NZ
        11
        It would be a cheeky move; HP would have to swallow hard.
        Reuters
        12
        It seemed like cheeky behavior from a slave, but I said nothing.
        Lily of the Nile
        13
        You can't 'andle two mares at once. He gave his cheeky smile.
        The Only Victor
        14
        That cheeky pound can take some of the credit if they do.
        The Guardian
        15
        The cheeky implication is clear: Jurassic World could eat Jaws for breakfast.
        The Guardian
        16
        Palpitations when you're trying to sleep after one cheeky half too many.
        The Irish Times
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