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  1. 16-Oct-2006, 15:18 #1
    mariette
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    i was wundreing what is the origine of cheeky monkey
  2. 17-Oct-2006, 03:42 #2
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    Default Re: origin

    The use of the term monkey for a child goes back a few hundred years, so having made that connection, cheeky just seems to follow:
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