cheffy

American  

[shef-ee] / ˈʃɛf i /

Or chefy or chef-y

adjective

Informal.

1. relating to, suited to, or typical of a professional chef.

   I’ve avoided cheffy techniques in these recipes.

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Etymology

Origin of cheffy

chef ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Still, Holzman puts his cheffy spin on things, fermenting his dough for five days to develop flavor and topping it with farm-fresh local ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Although I'm generally in an ambitious, cheffy state to begin, uncertainty inevitably creeps in once I start the whirlpool in the simmering water tinged with vinegar and carefully lower in the cracked egg.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

To fortify you between pints, there are burgers and a cheffy take on the Seattle dog with deep-fried jalapeño peppers, pickled onions and a citrusy goat-and-cream-cheese blend.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Stein doesn’t get all cheffy with his burger, preferring to garnish it with the basics: lettuce, red onions, pickles, special sauce and two kinds of cheese.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

Sarah Smith, another David Black agent, explained, “Prepandemic, there was already a move toward cooking that was more accessible and meant to be made at your house, as opposed to extremely composed, cheffy books.”

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021