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cheeky monkey

cheeky monkey noun: an impudent person, usually a child.

Noun

cheeky monkey (plural cheeky monkeys)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, idiomatic) An impudent person, usually a child.

Forms of cheeky monkey

pluralcheeky monkeys

Questions about cheeky monkey

What does cheeky monkey mean?
Cheeky monkey means an impudent person, usually a child.
What part of speech is cheeky monkey?
Cheeky monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of cheeky monkey?
The plural of cheeky monkey is cheeky monkeys.

Words near cheeky monkey in the dictionary

  1. Cheektowaga
  2. cheeky
  3. cheeky chappie
  4. cheeky chappies
  5. cheeky chops
  6. cheeky monkey
  7. cheeky monkeys
  8. cheeky Vimto
  9. cheeky Vimtos
  10. cheeky yam
  11. cheeky yams

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