CHEEK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone Date: before 12th century the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth, something suggestive of the human ~ in position or form, insolent boldness and self-assurance, buttock 1, see: temerity ~ful noun II. transitive verb Date: 1840 to speak rudely or impudently to