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# cheesy

adjective (cheesy, cheesier, cheesiest)

«cheesy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tasting or smelling of cheese, or full of cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#m1)
2. (informal) Silly, cheap or too sentimental in an embarrassing way, as in «a cheesy joke» or «a cheesy song». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#m2)
3. (informal) A «cheesy grin» is a very big, wide smile, often a bit fake, like when you say «cheese» for a photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In food talk, cheesy pasta or cheesy chips have lots of cheese. In everyday and school talk, «cheesy» is a common informal word for corny jokes, films and pop songs. In writing lessons, teachers may say an ending is «cheesy» if it is too sweet or predictable.

### Examples

- We had cheesy pasta bake for tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x1)
- Dad tells really cheesy jokes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x2)
- The film had a cheesy happy ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x3)
- He gave a big cheesy grin for the photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x4)
- These crisps are extra cheesy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x5)
- That song is so cheesy, but I love it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x6)
- Cheesy feet smell is caused by bacteria! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: cheese + -y (drop the e). Comparatives: cheesier, cheesiest. Informal for meanings 2 and 3. Similar: corny (jokes), naff (UK).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cheesy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cheesy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cheesy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cheesy.html) on Mova free.