There is nothing very difficult about it, but we are so beset by bogies, and so full of fears and fancies that we are half the time either in a state of funk, or in its antithesis, a state of cheekiness.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan
Jim agreed with me as to the cheekiness.
"The Brightener"
C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson
But from a raw tenderfoot and inconsidered member of the scrub any such comment would savor of cheekiness, so he kept silent.
"Under Boy Scout Colors"
Joseph Bushnell Ames