cheek
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
Old English cēace
[edit] Noun
cheek (plural cheeks)
- (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- (informal, usually in the plural) A buttock.
- (informal) Impudence.
- You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
[edit] Synonyms
- (impudence): impertinence, impudence, brass neck (slang), nerve (informal), sass (informal, especially US)
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[edit] Translations
part of face
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colloquial: buttock
colloquial: impudence
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[edit] Verb
cheek (third-person singular simple present cheeks, present participle cheeking, simple past and past participle cheeked)
- To be impudent towards.
- Don't cheek me, you little rascal!