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- Dictionarycheesy/ˈtʃiːzi/
adjective
- 1. like cheese in taste, smell, or consistency: "a pungent, cheesy sauce"
- 2. cheap and of low quality: informal "cheesy motel rooms"
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CHEESY definition: 1. of bad quality or in bad taste: 2. A cheesy smile is wide but not sincere: 3. tasting like or…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHEESY is resembling or suggesting cheese especially in consistency or odor. How to use cheesy in a sentence.
CHEESY meaning: 1. of bad quality or in bad taste: 2. A cheesy smile is wide but not sincere: 3. tasting like or…. Learn more.
adjective. /ˈtʃiːzi/ (comparative cheesier, superlative cheesiest) (informal) not very good or original, and without style, in a way that is embarrassing but funny. a cheesy horror movie. That’s the cheesiest chat-up line I’ve ever heard. Definitions on the go.
Cheesy definition: of or like cheese. See examples of CHEESY used in a sentence.
If you describe something as cheesy, you mean that it is cheap, unpleasant, or insincere. [informal, disapproval] ...a cheesy Baghdad hotel. The King's Road was getting increasingly cheesy. Politicians persist in imagining that 'the people' warm to their cheesy slogans. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. Containing or resembling cheese. 2. Informal. a. Of poor quality; shoddy: a movie with cheesy special effects. b. Vulgarly pretentious or sentimental: a cheesy romantic comedy. [Sense 2b, possibly partly from earlier cheesy, showy, from cheese .] chees′i·ly adv. chees′i·ness n.
Cheesy is a great informal way to talk about shoddy or slightly unpleasant things. It comes from late 1800's United States university student slang, which also included the term cheese, which meant "ignorant, stupid person."
CHEESY definition: 1. not fashionable and of low quality: 2. a wide smile that is not always sincere. Learn more.
cheesy meaning, definition, what is cheesy: tasting like cheese or containing cheese...: Learn more.
