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chees⋅y

  [chee-zee]
–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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Origin:
1350–1400; ME. See cheese 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
chees⋅i⋅ly, adverb
chees⋅i⋅ness, noun
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chees·y   (chē'zē)   
adj.   chees·i·er, chees·i·est

  1. Containing or resembling cheese.

  2. Informal Of poor quality; shoddy.


[Sense 2, possibly from cheesy, showy, from cheese3.]
chees'i·ly adv., chees'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
cheesy

  1. mod.
    cheap; tacky. : I wouldn't live in a cheesy place like this if I could afford better.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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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