cheesy
Use Cheesy in a sentence
zi adjective, chees·i·er, chees·i·est.
1.
of or like cheese: a cheesy aroma; a cheesy taste.
2.
Slang. inferior or cheap; chintzy: The movie's special effects are cheesy and unconvincing.
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cheesy (ˈtʃiːzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , cheesier, cheesiest | |
| 1. | like cheese in flavour, smell, or consistency |
| 2. | informal (of a smile) broad but possibly insincere: a big cheesy grin |
| 3. | informal banal or trite; in poor taste |
| 'cheesiness | |
| —n | |
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Cheesy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cheesy
"cheap, inferior," 1896, from Urdu chiz "a thing," picked up by British in India by 1818 and used in the sense of "a big thing." By 1858, cheesy had evolved a slang meaning of "showy," which led to the modern, ironic sense. Cheesed "disgruntled, exasperated," is from 1941, British slang, but the connection
is uncertain.
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Slang Dictionary
cheesy definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
These ghastly little nibbles are rich with cheesy flavor, and a real snap to make.
Many lyrics from musicals are equally cheesy and campy.
It's not yellow, but it has that creamy, cheesy taste.
Locals know to skip the cheesy resorts and check out the beaches down the coast instead.
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