What does cheesy mean?

Definitions for cheesy
ˈtʃi zicheesy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cheesy.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinnyadjective

    of very poor quality; flimsy

Wiktionary

  1. cheesyadjective

    of or relating to cheese

    This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.

  2. cheesyadjective

    resembling, or containing cheese

  3. cheesyadjective

    of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived, shoddy

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cheesyadjective

    Having the nature or form of cheese.

    Etymology: from cheese.

    Acids mixed with them precipitate a tophaceous chalky matter, but not a cheesy substance. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

ChatGPT

  1. cheesy

    Cheesy refers to something that is overly sentimental, clichéd, tacky, or of poor quality, often to the point of being amusing. It can pertain to various things like movies, songs, jokes, clothing, or behavior. Despite its negative connotations, the term can also indicate something endearing or charming in its lack of sophistication or pretentiousness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cheesyadjective

    having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or appearance of cheese

Wikidata

  1. Cheesy

    Cheesy is a solo album by En Esch of KMFDM and Slick Idiot.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheesy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheesy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cheesy in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Lettrich:

    In less than 30 minutes, you’ll be enjoying warm, buttery, fluffy, cheesy biscuits fresh from the oven.

  2. Claire Fallon and Emma Gray:

    As a Bachelor viewer, I want to be able to judge the show and also get a bit of enjoyment from the cheesy 'love journey,'.

  3. John Rzeznik:

    In my opinion 2020 has been one of the worst years ever and I think a lot of people just need something to lift their spirits be it a little sentimental or cheesy in spots, i wanted it to be completely different from what people expected from us.

  4. Roni Loren:

    Growing up, we had that image of cheesy novels you pick up at the grocery store, and people have held on to that idea seeing the popularity of' Bridgerton' legitimizes the genre to some people. It gives people permission to start checking out things in the romance novel section.

  5. James Lewis:

    Cheesy, low budget images are a hallmark of Iranian propaganda, probably' patriotic hackers' going after the only vulnerable. gov site they could find. Definitely not the A team.

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