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    [Noun]  | "cheek" | \ ˈchēk \


    1: the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth; broadly : the lateral aspect of the head

    2: something suggestive of the human cheek in position or form; especially : one of two laterally paired parts

    3: insolent boldness and self-assurance

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone;

    [Noun]  | "cheek tooth" 


    1: any of the molar or premolar teeth

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "cheek" 


    1: to speak rudely or impudently to

    Origin: 1840 ;

    [Verb]  | "turn" | \ ˈtərn \


    1: to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve

    2: to cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting)

    3: to affect or alter the functioning of (something, such as a mechanical device) or the level of (something, such as sound) by such movement

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English turnen, tornen, in part going back to Old English tyrnan, turnian "to move round on an axis, come round cyclically, cause to move about an axis, shift position," borrowed from early Medieval Latin tornāre, going back to Latin, "to make round by turning on a lathe," derivative of tornus "lathe," borrowed from Greek tórnos "peg and string used to trace circles, central point, lathe"; in part borrowed from Anglo-French turner, torner, tourner (also continental Old French), going back to early Medieval Latin tornāre; Greek tórnos going back to Indo-European *torh1-n-o, derivative of the verbal base *terh1- "rub, bore" {mat|trite|};

      * Note : The Latin etymon was loaned into Old English as both a Class 1 and Class 2 weak verb; for details of forms see: the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition. In the sequence *torh1-n-o- the loss of the laryngeal is apparently regular in the environment -VRHnV-.;

    [Adverb]  | "cheek by jowl" 


    1: side by side

    Origin: 1577 ;

    [Adverb]  | "tongue in cheek" 


    1: with insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration

    Origin: 1856 ;

    [Idiom]  | "cheek to cheek" 


    1: with one another's cheeks touching

    [Idiom]  | "with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek" 


    1: in a way that is not serious and that is meant to be funny

    [Adjective]  | "tongue-in-cheek" | \ ˈtəŋ-in-ˈchēk \


    1: characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration

    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Noun]  | "cheek" 


    1: disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request;


      * e.g., " ... any more cheek in this classroom and you'll get a detention "



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    2: shameless boldness;


      * e.g., " ... she had the cheek to blame me for the fact that she had forgotten about the staff meeting "



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    3: the part of the body upon which someone sits;


      * e.g., " ... he dropped his pants and flashed his cheeks at the opposing team "



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    [Adjective]  | "tongue-in-cheek" 


    1: as in flippant, facetious;



    [Verb]  | "turn" 


    1: to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis;


      * e.g., " ... turned the doorknob as quietly as possible "



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    2: to change the course or direction of (something);


      * e.g., " ... the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around "



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    3: to change one's course or direction;


      * e.g., " ... we turned left at the light "



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    [Verb]  | "turn (on)" 


    1: to take sudden, violent action against;


      * e.g., " ... it is dangerous to keep tigers as house pets, as they often turn on their masters without warning "



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    [Verb]  | "turn (to)" 


    1: to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage;


      * e.g., " ... no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully "



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     [ "cheek" ]

    1: Newton's lesser known, recently rediscovered 69th Law: skin and other non bone tissues with the ability to freely oscillate at a certain arbitrary finite speed; also a sine function because said cheek is put in motion from a state of rest and starts at the origin: (0,0)

      * e.g.,  ... Lemme see those cheeks oscillate 

     [ "cheek" ]

    1: A British word for someone who disrespects and talks back to you. To give cheek.

      * e.g.,  ... "She is one cheeky bitch!" 

     [ "cheek" ]

    1: rubbing of one's cheek to another person's cheek to display affection. Sparks fly when it happens. Lotion recommended for extra softness. Caution: possible acne may occur

      * e.g.,  ... Oh man, Kimberly just cheeked Maxwell! 

     [ "cheek" ]

    1: one part of a persons ass

      * e.g.,  ... "I would like to bang her inbetween her ass cheeks." 

     [ "cheek" ]

    1: To accidently hangup on somebody with your smartphone by touching "end call" on the touch screen with your cheek. Can end with an "ed" "ing" or "er" as well

      * e.g.,  ... (Picks up phone from person I just cheeked): Hey, I'm a cheeker. 

     [ "cheek" ]

    1: chick geek. A female geek, typically the one in a group of male geeks. Identifying characteristics include cell phone, blackberry, IRC nick, fully conversational in Cisco IOS (CCIE recommended),fully GPL compliant, sourceforge regular, gaming nights, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "Nicole is a total cheek. I was talking to her on IRC about having a night of D&D next week. She said she had to go reset the router and update the ACLs and she would text me later." 

     [ "cheek" ]

    2: Seen as "one of the guys" and usually not as a viable option for dating.

     [ "Cheek to cheek" ]

    1: A term for a type of slow dance that that was popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Made famous by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. This dance is simple in itself. What makes it special is as you dance ever slowly your and the other persons facial cheeks never leave another. Usually the music accompanying is old jazz or vocal jazz

      * e.g.,  ... "And for hawkeye cheek to cheek" 

     [ "That's a cheek!" ]

    1: A response to cheeky/sarcastic remarks or behaviour by others. Usually used in jest.

      * e.g.,  ... *John looks at the F symbol on his physics paper in horror* 

     [ "On cheeks" ]

    1: When you’re telling someone some real ass shit and you need to let them know it’s for real. It also can be used in a question format. cheeks referring to booty cheeks

      * e.g.,  ... On cheeks, she got herpes from that guy. On cheeks, did he die in a car crash? 

     [ "Cheeks" ]

    1: Describes something fucked or really bad

      * e.g.,  ... Hey did u read that book 

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