cheesecake
Americannoun
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Also cheese cake a cake having a firm custardlike texture, made with cream cheese, cottage cheese, or both, and sometimes topped with a jamlike fruit mixture.
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Also called leg art. Informal. photographs featuring scantily clothed attractive women.
noun
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a rich tart with a biscuit base, filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cream, sugar, and often sultanas, sometimes having a fruit topping
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slang women displayed for their sex appeal, as in photographs in magazines, newspapers, or films Compare beefcake
Etymology
Origin of cheesecake
1400–50; 1930–35, cheesecake for def. 2; late Middle English chese kake; see cheese 1, cake
Example Sentences
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During Cheesecake Factory’s earnings call late last month, CFO Matthew Clark also said its higher-income customers were an advantage.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Same-store sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants increased 1.6% from a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Cheesecake Factory declined 5.7% as the restaurant chain reported fourth-quarter net income of $28.8 million, or 60 cents a share, compared with $41.2 million, or 83 cents a share, a year earlier.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
“When you go now, their menu is like a Cheesecake Factory of coffees instead of just having artisan pasta or something.”
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025
After the Great Exchange, Dad, Anastasia, Darren, and I take our time ambling down the mall toward the Cheesecake Factory, where we have our every-other-Sunday feast.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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