Cheeky Bastard
Derived from the Italian phrase "Che quei bastardi", which literally means "The Bastards".
This is simply an English adaptation of a foreign phrase made funny by the actual sound of the phrase. "Che quei" sounds like cheeky, and bastardi, well, you get the idea. Che quei bastardi, or Cheeky Bastard. When you add the meaning of Cheeky to the word Bastard, it offers a different meaning than simply the Italian phrase Che quei bastardi. An amusing or endearing bastard.