"cheekie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cheekies [plural]
Etymology: cheek + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cheek|ie}} cheek + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheekie (plural cheekies)
  1. (childish) The cheek (skin on side of the face). Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-cheekie-en-noun-meZ3t5la Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 60 40
  2. (informal) A kiss on the cheek. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cheekie-en-noun-5gxF1xzX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cheekies

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1917, Munsey’s Magazine, page 294, column 2",
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          "ref": "1984, Kathryn Seidick, …Or You Can Let Him Go, Dell Publishing Co., Inc., page 229",
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          "ref": "1994, Sassy, page 38",
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          "ref": "2012, Brent Atwater, “I’m Home!”: A Dog’s Never Ending Love Story",
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          "ref": "2016, Cathy Lamb, The Language of Sisters, Kensington Books",
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