cheesy

[chee-zee]

adjective

cheesier, cheesiest 

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.

cheesy

/ ˈtʃiːzɪ /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• cheesily adverb
• cheesiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheesy¹

1350–1400; Middle English. See cheese ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

I get close enough to catch a whiff of Woo’s scent—a musky combination of wet fur and cheesy pizza grease.

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Domino’s Pizza hopes its first rebrand in 13 years will help it sell more pizzas, wings and cheesy bread as Americans pull back on eating out.

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As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.

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It’s campy, it’s cheesy, it’s way more fun than you expect it to be, but there’s a knowingness to the whole endeavor.

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As cheesy as this sounds, it truly was love at first sip.

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