"I'm a Cheeky Chappie"

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• Creamtea Posts: 14,682

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  31/08/14 - 20:07 #2

  Ugh. They probably have "cheeky banter" too.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 191

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  31/08/14 - 20:18 #3

  I've always found that if someone describes themselves as a 'cheeky chappie', it's just a more polite way of saying 'I'm a complete w*nker'

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• venusinflares Posts: 4,194

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  31/08/14 - 20:20 #4

  Creamtea wrote: »

  Ugh. They probably have "cheeky banter" too.

  
  While they're drinking a 'cheeky pint' no doubt.

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• Takae Posts: 13,555

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  31/08/14 - 20:21 #5

  That's a leftover from the music hall days, which contributed to a national stereotype of a happy-go-lucky working-class Londoner. It was part of some songs, too. That's probably why I don't have much of an aversion to that.

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• geos Posts: 1,067

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  31/08/14 - 20:21 #6

  venusinflares wrote: »

  While they're drinking a 'cheeky pint' no doubt.

  
  while having a cheeky Nandos

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• Jason Posts: 76,557

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  31/08/14 - 20:22 #7

  Phew .. i live in essex .. glad i'm not an essex moron

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• flowerpowa Posts: 24,386

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  31/08/14 - 20:23 #8

  geos wrote: »

  while having a cheeky Nandos

  
  That's why they're so chubby.:D

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• hmeister Posts: 2,371

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  31/08/14 - 20:26 #9

  JasonWatkins wrote: »

  Phew .. i live in essex .. glad i'm not an essex moron

  
  An Essex moron is the type of person you see on TOWIE.

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• ChristopherJ Posts: 976

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  31/08/14 - 20:27 #10

  Takae wrote: »

  That's a leftover from the music hall days, which contributed to a national stereotype of a happy-go-lucky working-class Londoner. It was part of some songs, too. That's probably why I don't have much of an aversion to that.

  
  This person in particular.

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• solarflare Posts: 22,377

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  31/08/14 - 20:28 #11

  BrickByBrick wrote: »

  I've always found that if someone describes themselves as a 'cheeky chappie', it's just a more polite way of saying 'I'm a complete w*nker'

  
  It's generally also code for "you'd never tire of punching me in the face".

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• KJ44 Posts: 38,093

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  31/08/14 - 20:30 #12

  Step away from the telly.

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• NX-74205 Posts: 4,691

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  31/08/14 - 20:34 #13

  Max Miller was great.

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• Takae Posts: 13,555

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  31/08/14 - 20:51 #14

  ChristopherJ wrote: »

  This person in particular.

  
  Bless the man!

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• The Wizard Posts: 11,071

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  31/08/14 - 21:15 #15

  Everyone I know who describes themselves as a cheeky chappy is a bit of a knob who loves the sound of their own voice and thinks they're gods gift to women.

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• RandomSally Posts: 7,071

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  31/08/14 - 21:21 #16

  I've never heard anyone describe themselves as a cheeky chappy.

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• Chuck Wao Posts: 2,724

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  31/08/14 - 21:27 #17

  RandomSally wrote: »

  I've never heard anyone describe themselves as a cheeky chappy.

  
  Me too

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 36,630

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  31/08/14 - 21:31 #18

  The Wizard wrote: »

  Everyone I know who describes themselves as a cheeky chappy is a bit of a knob who loves the sound of their own voice and thinks they're gods gift to women.

  
  Same here. They describe themselves as cheeky chappies, the rest of us describe them as knobheads.

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• RobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040

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  31/08/14 - 21:34 #19

  Stevie Ritchie, from Colchester, on tonight's X-Factor doesn't describe himself as a cheeky chappy, but he is.
  
  Watch the repeat or itvplayer (he's about 3'30" in)
  
  https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/the-x-factor/series-7/episode-2-audition-2

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• Takae Posts: 13,555

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  31/08/14 - 21:37 #20

  RandomSally wrote: »

  I've never heard anyone describe themselves as a cheeky chappy.

  
  You haven't watched enough British working-class comedy films from the 1940s - the 1960s. Sid James (before his Carry On days) was probably one of best known examples. Norman Wisdom tried before he found a niche in being a clumsy but heroic dunce.

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• Fizix Posts: 16,932

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  31/08/14 - 21:39 #21

  From my experience, people who use this term or have it used about them, tend to be proper goons

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• hmeister Posts: 2,371

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  31/08/14 - 23:08 #22

  Takae wrote: »

  You haven't watched enough British working-class comedy films from the 1940s - the 1960s. Sid James (before his Carry On days) was probably one of best known examples. Norman Wisdom tried before he found a niche in being a clumsy but heroic dunce.

  
  The meaning of Cheeky Chappie has obviously changed these days.
  
  See here http://www.standard.co.uk/news/standard-pictures/the-stars-come-out-for-the-opening-night-of-batman-live-at-the-o2-arena-7364574.html?action=gallery&ino=2

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• realwales Posts: 3,110

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  01/09/14 - 01:04 #23

  Wayne Mardle, the dart player, falls firmly into the category of Essex 'cheeky chappie'. I couldn't stand him as a player and he irritates me now he's a commentator.
  
  Two other terms I can't stand: More often than not, if someone is described as a 'character', they are an idiot, a drunk, or both.
  
  'Banter' seems to be the standard get-out clause if anyone says something obnoxious or offensive.

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• RetroMusicFan Posts: 6,673

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  01/09/14 - 01:17 #24

  realwales wrote: »

  Wayne Mardle, the dart player, falls firmly into the category of Essex 'cheeky chappie'. I couldn't stand him as a player and he irritates me now he's a commentator.
  
  Two other terms I can't stand: More often than not, if someone is described as a 'character', they are an idiot, a drunk, or both.
  
  'Banter' seems to be the standard get-out clause if anyone says something obnoxious or offensive.

  
  
  I agree totally about banter, people do use it as an excuse to be rude, saying rude and offensive things and then passing it off as a joke!

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• bbclassics Posts: 7,806

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  01/09/14 - 02:50 #25

  I never liked the term 'Jack the lad' either.

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• jra Posts: 48,325

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  01/09/14 - 06:34 #26

  hmeister wrote: »

  Some of you may remember my previous thread about my dislike of people calling themselves 'bubbly'.
  http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1966419
  
  Another thing that annoys me is when men (usually the Essex morons) call themselves 'Cheeky Chappies'.
  
  These people are usually extremely uneducated and spend their lives in a tanning machine thing and trying to 'pull'.

  
  And presumably driving p**** magnet cars, all souped up including sometimes with undercar blue lighting (which btw is illegal). The same applies to tinted car windows if they are too 'dark'. Some police forces now have devices to measure this and you can get clobbered with a fine and/or points if your windows are too heavily tinted. However, one thing I'm not sure of is how does this apply to limousines.

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