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chees⋅y
[chee-zee] 
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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| chees·y (chē'zē) adj. chees·i·er, chees·i·est
[Sense 2, possibly from cheesy, showy, from cheese3.] chees'i·ly adv., chees'i·ness n. |
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Cheesy
Chees"y\, a. Having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of cheese.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cheesy
Pronunciation: 'chE-zE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: chees·i·er; -est
: resembling cheese inconsistency <cheesy lesions> cheesy discharge>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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