Dictionary / Vocabulary / 生意気
なまいき
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent
JLPT N2 common word
彼をからかうなんて生意気だ。
It is impudent of you to jest at him.
彼は父親に生意気な事を言った。
He was impertinent to his father.
大人をからかうなんて生意気だ。
It is impudent of you to make fun of adults.