cheat sheet

[ cheet-sheet ]

/ ˈtʃit ˌʃit /

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noun Informal.

a sheet of paper or a digital document containing information used by a student for cheating on an exam or in the classroom: She had a cheat sheet for the history test with a list of the correct answers.

a document containing notes or other aids used as a reference in studying or remembering certain information: I used a cheat sheet with statistics and bar graphs to prepare for my radio interview.

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Origin of cheat sheet

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby cheat sheet

cheapy, cheat, cheat day, cheater, cheat on, cheat sheet, Cheb, chebec, chebeck, Cheboksary, Chebyshev's inequality

How to use cheat sheet in a sentence

With time you’ll need the cheat sheet less and less, but if you ever forget something, know that it’s there to help you out and make your tweeting more productive.
Transform your Twitter timeline with these 11 features and add-ons|David Nield|September 17, 2021|Popular-Science
Our fantasy cheat sheet should offer everything you need to feel prepared entering your draft.
How strength of schedule could help you during your 2021 fantasy football draft|Neil Greenberg|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
Divide batter into prepared ramekins, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake about 20 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheat, in other words—on God, on our fellow man, ultimately, on ourselves.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If a Queen did cheat, her crimes fade into insignificance compared to the extensive philandering engaged in by medieval monarchs.
The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies|Ina Garten|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Instead of a cloth, on each table was a sheet of fine glazed paper which had the appearance of oiled silk.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Demons—was the horrible word that flashed through his brain like a sheet of fire.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
A very shallow sheet of water flowed down over a broad but nowise precipitous ledge of rock into the valley beneath.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer