Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheekie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheekie
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cheek (skin on side of the face).

noun

A kiss on the cheek.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…] she must truckle to the party in power, so she nodded brightly to the guardian as she approached the baby. “Tiddledyumps!” she cooed. “Ooh, what fine pink cheekies![…]”"
"How about we pinch those fat cheekies, Seidick?"
"I rubbed the light, tinted cream on my cheekies and down my nose."
"Cheekies so chubby and feeties so fatty that I feared total strangers would be unable to resist eating her up when they passed by on the street."
"Sometimes I remind myself of one of those overbearing aunties who kiss and cuddle and pinch the cheekies and speak with puckered lips and wide eyes and Christ, I must look obnoxious."
"Her face is soft (her cute cheekies) and warm."

Etymology

From cheek + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cheek

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cheekies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cheekies

Questions

What does cheekie mean?: The cheek (skin on side of the face).
Where does cheekie come from?: From cheek + -ie.

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