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Old March 02, 2010, 08:00 AM
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I've heard it before, but I've always associated it with "tongue in cheek", like being funny.
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Old March 04, 2010, 02:38 PM
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Naturally quite common in Canada, somewhat less so in the States:

"You've got some cheek!"

"That's a pretty cheeky thing to say!"

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I should point out to American ears both sentences sound very strange. It is British English slang.
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