cheesy
English
/ˈtʃiːzi/
adj
Definitions
- (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
- Of or relating to cheese.
- Resembling or containing cheese.
- (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
- of a smile or grin Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chesy suf from English cheese (smegma).
Origin
English
cheese
Gloss
smegma
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cheesefare English
- Cheswick English
- Chiswick English
- Eurocheese English
- Keswick English
- cheesable English
- cheese English
- cheese slaw English
- cheese up English
- cheeseball English
- cheeseboard English
- cheesebox English
- cheesecake English
- cheesecloth English
- cheesedick English
- cheesefest English
- cheesehamburger English
- cheesehead English
- cheeselep English
- cheeseless English
- cheeselet English
- cheeselicious English
- cheeselike English
- cheesemaker English
- cheesemaking English
- cheeseman English
- cheesemeister English
- cheesemonger English
- cheesepare English
- cheeser English
- cheesery English
- cheesesteak English
- cheesetastic English
- cheesevat English
- cheeseware English
- cheeseweed English
- cheesewood English
- cheesily English
- cheesiness English
- cheesology English
- cheesylicious English
- dickcheese English
- nipcheese English
- noncheese English
- pickcheese English
- soycheese English
- uncheesy English
- ehrenkäsig German
- käsig German
- チーズ Japanese
- chese Middle English
- chesy Middle English
- sís Icelandic
- ชีส Thai
- 吉士 Chinese
- 芝士 Chinese
- 起司 Chinese
- 起士 Chinese
- 치즈 Korean
- ushizi Zulu
- jiij Marshallese
- itshizi Xhosa
- sis Tok Pisin
- chizi Shona
- sisi Samoan
- chiz Abenaki
- cihs Mohegan-Pequot
- cheese
- Keswick
- cheeser
- cheesery
- cheesily
- uncheesy
- Chiswick
- Cheswick
- noncheese
- cheeselep
- cheeselet
- cheesebox
- cheesable
- cheeseman
- cheese up
- cheesevat
- soycheese
- nipcheese
- pickcheese
- cheeseless
- cheeseware
- cheesefest
- cheesewood
- Cheesefare
- cheesecake
- dickcheese
- cheeselike
- cheesiness
- cheeseweed
- cheesehead
- cheesedick
- cheesepare
- cheeseball
- cheesology
- Eurocheese
- cheese slaw
- cheesemaker
- cheesecloth
- cheeseboard
- cheesesteak
- cheesetastic
- cheesemaking
- cheesemonger
- cheesemeister
- cheesylicious
- cheeselicious
- cheesehamburger