cheesy.
Of or relating to cheese.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to cheese.
This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
Resembling or containing cheese.
a cheesy flavor; cheesy nachos
I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.
Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
a cheesy song; a cheesy movie
The cheesy antics had everyone giggling.
Cheap, of poor quality.
Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese + -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.