"cheeky monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 cheeky monkey.ogg , En-au-cheeky monkey.ogg Forms: cheeky monkeys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheeky monkey (plural cheeky monkeys)
  1. (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, idiomatic) An impudent person, usually a child. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, idiomatic Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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