CHEEK, CHEEKY
ADJECTIVES
1400 — SMART forward, impudent; cheeky, pert → colloq.
1605 — FACEY → FACIE → FACY cheeky, rude, impudent → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
..L17 — COCKING impudent, cheeky → sl.
1728 — COXY self-important, arrogant; brash, cheeky, impudent
1833 — SASSY cheeky, impudent; bold, lively; stylish → colloq., orig. & chiefly US
1838 — CHEEKISH cheeky, impudent → colloq.
1845 — FRESH amorously cheeky or over-free; pert; forward; bold; impudent → sl., orig. US
.M19 — LAIRY → LARY cheeky, knowing, conceited → sl.
1880 — UPPITY cheeky, brash; arrogant; snobbish; refusing to accept one’s place in society → US sl., orig. African-American
1888 — NEBBIE cheeky, impertinent → Sc.
1898 — BOUNCEABLE cheeky, bumptious, prone to boasting → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 — CHIPPY cheeky, impudent → sl.
..L19 — IKEY cheeky, impertinent → US sl.
..L19 — UPPITY-ASS cheeky, arrogant → sl., orig. US
1900 — FAST cheeky, rude, impudent; forward, impulsive, prone to rashness; impertinent → Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..20C — LEERY cheeky, bad-tempered, and disagreeable → sl.
..20C — RANK extremely cheeky, impertinent → W. Indies sl.
1904 — NIFTY cheeky, insolent, disrespectful of authority → US sl.
1906 — IKY cheeky, impertinent, impudent → Amer. dial.
1920 — PREVIOUS forward, cheeky; unacceptable or in poor taste → sl.
1928 — FACETY cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant; excessively bold or feisty → W. Indies & Black British sl.
1940 — FAST-FAST MOUTH → FAST-MOUTH cheeky, impertinent → W. Indies sl.
1950 — FAST WITH cheeky, impertinent → W. Indies sl.
NOUNS
1537 — FACE cheek, brazenness
1786 — SAUCE cheek, impudence
..19C — SLACK cheek, impertinence → sl.
1834 — JIMBER-JAW cheek, impertinence, insolence, back-talk, rudeness → Amer. dial.
1835 — SASS cheek, sauciness, impertinence; impudent talk → N. Amer. colloq.
1858 — BACK-TALK cheek, impertinence → orig. Eng. dial.
1887 — NERVE cheek, impudence, audacity, effrontery
..L19 — CHAT cheek, impudence → sl.
1901 — BACKCHAT cheek, impudence → sl.
1905 — OLD BUCK cheek, impudence; gossip; abuse → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 — BACKWASH cheek, insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk → Amer. sl.
1908 — BACK SLACK cheek, backtalk, insolence → Amer. sl.
1910 — ACID cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm → sl.
1910 — GUTS cheek, audacity, nerve → sl.
1925 — ONCE (A WEEK) cheek, impudence, audacity → rhyming sl.
1930 — FAAS → FASS cheek, impudence → W. Indies sl.
1940 — ARSE cheek, effrontery → sl.
1940 — RABBIT cheek, audacity → sl.
1950 — BACK-LIP cheek, insolence → US sl.
1968 — BACKTALKING cheek, impertinence; gossiping conversation → Amer. dial.
2000 — SASS-TALKING talking in a cheeky manner → US sl.
2007 — BRASS NECK cheek, nerve → UK sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1289 — PIET a cheeky or talkative person → Sc. & N. Eng.
1553 — SAUCY JACK a cheeky, impudent man → colloq. obs.
1561 — CHAFE-LITTER a cheeky, impudent person → UK criminals’ sl.
1772 — BUTTON a cheeky, bright, or cute person, typically a child → colloq.
1808 — BISIM → BISOM → BIZZUM a cheeky, forward, or cantankerous woman → Sc. & Ireland
1839 — YIP a cheeky, pert person; an impudent, forward child or youth; a mischievous lad → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1857 — SASS-BOX a cheeky or impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child → Amer. dial.
1866 — NITTIE a cheeky little girl; a bad-tempered child → Sc.
1880 — CHEEKY MONKEY a cheeky person; an affectionate name for such a person
1892 — HARD CASE a cheeky, amusing, or eccentric person; a ‘character’; typically one who is tough and adventurous → Aust. & NZ
1909 — CHEEKY CHAPPIE a cheeky man or boy, esp. one who is likeable, entertaining, or charismatic → Aust. & UK
1923 — NASHIN a cheeky or loquacious person → Sc.
1939 — BIT OF A LAD a cheeky, self-possessed youth who fancies himself → UK sl.
1966 — SMART MOUTH an impudent or cheeky person; a person who makes witty comments at another’s expense → US sl.
1968 — CHEEKY CHOPS a cheeky or mischievous person
1969 — BACK-SASSER a cheeky person; one who speaks rudely; a smart alec → Amer. dial.
PHRASES
1950 — MORE FRONT THAN FOY AND GIBSON’S used of one who is very cheeky, daring, or outspoken → Aust. sl.
1950 — MORE FRONT THAN MYERS used of one who is very cheeky, daring, or outspoken → Aust. sl.
1970 — MORE FRONT THAN HARRODS used of one who is very cheeky, daring, or outspoken → sl.
1980 — MORE FRONT THAN BRIGHTON (BEACH) used of one who is very cheeky, daring, or outspoken → sl.
1980 — MORE FRONT THAN BUCKINGHAM PALACE used of one who is very cheeky, daring, or outspoken → sl.
1990 — MORE ASS THAN A PADDOCK OF COWS used of one who is very cheeky → Aust. sl.
VERBS
1822 — SAUCE to be cheeky; to be impertinent to; to answer impudently; to tease → colloq.
1862 — SASS (OUT) to be cheeky; to answer back, to tease → US sl.
1892 — GAS to be saucy or cheeky → Eng. dial.
1920 — BACK-TALK to be cheeky or impertinent
1939 — EAT RAZOR SOUP to say something cheeky or impertinent → US sl.
1950 — LIP OFF to talk cheekily, rudely, or provocatively → US sl.
1962 — FAT-MOUTH to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk excessively, to boast → sl., orig. African-American
1976 — SMART-MOUTH to be cheeky to someone or be witty at their expense → US sl.
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