British: a casual, spontaneous beer at the pub.
One cheeky pint would turn into three, four, a binge.
To grow, it needs microchips plus electricity. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "CHEEKY PINT") ELON MUSK: The output of chips is growing pretty much exponentially, but the output of electricity is flat.
British: a casual, spontaneous beer at the pub. Always framed as innocent despite rarely being just one. "Cheeky pint on the way home" is the overture to a 6-pint Tuesday that ends in questionable kebabs and an 11am alarm you'll snooze through twice.
"Fancy a cheeky pint on the way home?"
Cheeky pint is a British and Irish phrase meaning a quick, perhaps unplanned, beer at the pub. Not concerning, just social drinking vocabulary. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
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British adjective meaning mildly impudent in a charming way — or a slightly indulgent, casual act. "Cheeky Nando's" = a spontaneous meal out with mates.
(UK, metonymy) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
(in combinations, UK, slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer.
Cheeky pint is a British and Irish phrase meaning a quick, perhaps unplanned, beer at the pub. Not concerning, just social drinking vocabulary. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
Cheeky pint is informal British and Irish English for a casual, often impromptu, drink at the pub. The adjective "cheeky" softens the indulgence. Use in casual conversation. Formal equivalent: "a quick drink," "a casual pub visit." Common non-native mistake: reading "cheeky" as referring to cheek (face); here it means "slightly indulgent in a charming way." Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
“One cheeky pint would turn into three, four, a binge.”
“To grow, it needs microchips plus electricity. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "CHEEKY PINT") ELON MUSK: The output of chips is growing pretty much exponentially, but the output of electricity is flat.”
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(Ireland, informal) A man who habitually drinks pints of beer, or is revered for his way of drinking them.