cheeky chops
A warm, affectionate British term for someone who's being playfully bold or impudent — especially a child or friend who's pushing their luck with a wide grin on their face.
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A warm, affectionate British term for someone who's being playfully bold or impudent — especially a child or friend who's pushing their luck with a wide grin on their face. 'Cheeky chops' lands somewhere between a telling-off and a compliment; it acknowledges the cheek while also finding it charming. It's the thing you call your little nephew when he refuses to go to bed and answers back with a joke instead. Quintessentially British, endlessly versatile, and impossible to say without at least half-smiling.
She refused to apologise and just grinned at her mum — absolute cheeky chops.
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(UK, colloquial) An impudent person.
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