cheeseburger

[cheez-bur-ger]

noun

1. a hamburger cooked with a slice of cheese on top of it.

cheeseburger

/ ˈtʃiːzˌbɜːɡə /

noun

1. a hamburger cooked with a slice of cheese on top of it

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheeseburger¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; cheese ¹ + -burger

Example Sentences

“If I were burning that candle right now, and I did not have a cheeseburger at the ready, I am letting you know now that it would be a very big issue,” he said.

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Dining halls on-base sign contracts with the Defense Department, giving them stricter nutritional standards, but, as Black notes, “it doesn’t compete with a cheeseburger” when there are fast-food outlets steps away.

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Meanwhile Anna and Tess, who’ve been through this before, don’t have much motivation beyond using their lithe young bodies to ride scooters and scarf cheeseburgers.

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It’s like an Impossible vegan burger, but it tastes just like a double cheeseburger from McDonald’s, with a gluten-free bun.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was flanked by a double cheeseburger and a fresh order of fries when he told Sean Hannity, “They turned me into a verb.”

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