cheesy Definition
cheesy (-ē)
adjective chees′i·er, chees′i·est
- like cheese in consistency, smell, etc.
- ☆ Slang
- inferior; poor
- tasteless; tacky
cheesy Related Forms
chees′i·ness noun
cheesy Usage Examples
Preposition: as
hell: It was cheesy as hell but no one cared because the effect was so stunning!
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- sound: It sounds a bit cheesy, I know, but I ended up really inspired by them and a genuine advocate for the charity!
- find: While I found the whole concept extremely cheesy, my younger sisters, aged nine and six, seemed to lap it up.
Modifies a noun
- grin: With a cheesy grin she offers her neck to black leather gloves of the killer, " Just don't mess up my hair!
- disco: Now there's no need to watch the March Madness while paying for expensive lager during a cheesy disco anymore.
- bug: However, the big question is what do you call cheesy bugs ( wood lice )?
- pop: I also listen to a lot of cheesy pop [ laughs ] Stuff like Aqua?
- tune: I have also been known to listen to some far more cheesy tunes.
- soundtrack: Finally, what would an 80s Italian horror film be without some cheesy soundtrack?
Modifying Another Word
- incredibly: And those incredibly cheesy vocal samples - really boring.
- slightly: My friendly, if somewhat slightly cheesy, smile!
- somewhat: It is long and somewhat cheesy, but it is very informative.
- extremely: While I found the whole concept extremely cheesy, my younger sisters, aged nine and six, seemed to lap it up.
- too: The Price is Not Right Come on Down - too cheesy!
- pretty: A bit of a cheesy tagline for what is a pretty cheesy sequel to the awesome " Jaws " .
Used with adjective complement
- sound: How do we convince the audience of " Uncle Manny " sincere motives with out sounding cheesy.
- look: Boyle doesn't let the camera stay on the " infected " long enough for their red eyes to look too cheesy.
- seem: Compared to those films, Fantastic Four seems pretty cheesy.
- become: Unlike house, you can go too far and it will become cheesy.
- avoid: Kathryn said: A word of advice from all the girls - avoid cheesy chat up lines!
Browse dictionary entries near cheesy
- ‹ cheeseparing
- ‹ cheesecloth
- ‹ cheesecake
- ‹ cheeseburger
- ‹ cheese
- ‹ cheery
- ‹ cheers
- ‹ cheerly
- ‹ cheerless
- ‹ cheerleader

