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cheesed

[ cheezd ]
/ tʃizd /
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adjective Chiefly British Slang.

disgusted; fed up (usually followed by off).

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

cheeseboard, cheesebox seat, cheeseburger, cheesecake, cheesecloth, cheesed, cheesed off, cheesemaker, cheesemonger, cheeseparing, cheesesteak

Origin of cheesed

First recorded in 1940–45; origin obscure

Definition for cheesed (2 of 3)

cheese

1
[ cheez ]
/ tʃiz /

noun

verb (used without object), cheesed, chees·ing.

Informal. (of infants) to spit up partly digested milk curds.

verb (used with object), cheesed, chees·ing.

(in a game, especially a video game) to win (a battle round) by using a strategy that requires minimal skill and knowledge or that exploits a glitch or flaw in game design: He cheesed the fight by trapping his enemy in the environment and attacking without taking damage.
Metalworking. to forge (an ingot or billet) into a cheese.

Origin of cheese

1
before 1000; Middle English chese, Old English cēse (cognate with Old Saxon kāsi, German Käse) < Latin cāseus

Definition for cheesed (3 of 3)

cheese

2
[ cheez ]
/ tʃiz /

verb (used with object), cheesed, chees·ing. Slang.

to stop; desist.

Origin of cheese

2
First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps alteration of cease
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Examples from the Web for cheesed

  • They go on with dreadful dishes of cabbage and preparations of milk, curdled, soured, and cheesed.

    The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood

  • "The old gentleman was so mad he was all cheesed up," the pedlar was saying.

    Narcissa, or the Road to Rome|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for cheesed (1 of 2)

cheese

1
/ (tʃiːz) /

noun

the curd of milk separated from the whey and variously prepared as a food
a mass or complete cake of this substance
any of various substances of similar consistency, etclemon cheese
big cheese slang an important person
as alike as chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheese See chalk (def. 6)

Word Origin for cheese

Old English cēse, from Latin cāseus cheese; related to Old Saxon kāsi

British Dictionary definitions for cheesed (2 of 2)

cheese

2
/ (tʃiːz) /

verb slang

(tr) to stop; desist
(intr) prison slang to act in a grovelling manner

Word Origin for cheese

C19: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cheesed

cheese

In addition to the idioms beginning with cheese

  • cheesed off
  • cheese it

also see:

  • big cheese
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