English Dictionary

cheeky

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈt͡ʃiːki/

形容詞

くだけた表現 イギリス英語

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. / (informal) (of swimwear, underwear, etc.) tending to reveal the cheeks of the buttocks.

日本語の意味

（インフォーマル）生意気で、厚かましい、時に愛嬌のある図々しさを示す。 / （インフォーマル）水着や下着などにおいて、臀部のほほ（cheeks）が露出する傾向がある。

Her cheeky grin told me she had already tasted the surprise cake.

彼女の生意気な笑みを見て、もうサプライズケーキを味見してしまったと分かった。

意味（1）

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

'Shut up,' said Harrison. 'You chaps always behave as if you were jawin' us when we come to jaw you.' / 'You're a lot too cheeky,' said Craye.

意味（2）

(informal) (of swimwear, underwear, etc.) tending to reveal the cheeks of the buttocks.

Barry said he introduced the cheeky bikini to the Coast three years ago: I took a theatrical garment worn for as long as there have been strippers and showgirls — the G-string — and put it on the beach and gave it a name and we sold a heap.

意味（3）

(Australian Aboriginal) Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.

A death adder is cheeky, a tree snake quiet. Wasps are only cheeky if you hold them in your hand.

意味（4）

(informal, UK) Indulged in.

Although sometimes I'd award myself a cheeky McDonald's hangover treat if I did well.

cheekier （ comparative ）

cheekiest （ superlative ）