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- adverb In a
cheeky orimpudent manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a brash cheeky manner
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Examples
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The newer acronym cheekily floated by frustrated renewable energy developers is "BANANA."
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Its own tourist catchphrase cheekily refers to lingering perceptions: "Colombia," it says, "the only risk is wanting to stay."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TAVIA GRANT 2010
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Like Big Oil and Big Pharma, Big Hollywood's name cheekily suggests that entertainment isn't just an industry, it's a powerful force for social and political change.
Welcome to Melanie Morgan Ned Rice 2009
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“I would like to procure a hasty abortion,” she says cheekily when calling to make an appointment with an abortion clinic.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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And if they cheekily insist you be a registered student, see above.
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MADRID -- The signs of economic strain are few and far between in this beautiful city except for one bistro menu I came across cheekily offering a "Especial Anticrisis Menu of bread, beverage and dessert for nine Euros."
Diane Francis: Spain Is Mucho Macho and too Big to Fail Diane Francis 2011
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Some of the men smile cheekily at the camera while others hug or pose provocatively.
Global Voices in English » Myanmar: Buddhists Outraged by Actor’s Photo 2009
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MADRID -- The signs of economic strain are few and far between in this beautiful city except for one bistro menu I came across cheekily offering a "Especial Anticrisis Menu of bread, beverage and dessert for nine Euros."
Diane Francis: Spain Is Mucho Macho and too Big to Fail Diane Francis 2011
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"Recently playing Fifa 12 with my son, he cheekily took a penalty against me with his goalkeeper, and even more cheekily, had the temerity to score it," writes Phil Laing and Stefan Coombs.
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It was not just the Chinese, cheekily demanding that America support the value of the dollar.
Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011
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