Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being cheesy, or resembling cheese in consistence, taste, or odor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being cheesy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality, condition, or state of being
cheesy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's Halloween, so a certain degree of cheesiness is permitted.
Courtney Cachet: Halloween Decor All Grown Up Courtney Cachet 2010
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It's Halloween, so a certain degree of cheesiness is permitted.
Courtney Cachet: Halloween Decor All Grown Up Courtney Cachet 2010
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They were fun to watch, gave me some laughs namely the cheesiness, but they were not art.
Fox's Wolverine 2 Ready to Start Shooting in January of 2011 « FirstShowing.net 2010
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The Call of Cthulhu Teaser looks to have good costumes and sets but sets the bar high on cheesiness, which isn't surprising once you view their A Shoggoth on the Roof: A Documentary.
The Call of Cthulhu 2004
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The Call of Cthulhu Teaser looks to have good costumes and sets but sets the bar high on cheesiness, which isn't surprising once you view their A Shoggoth on the Roof: A Documentary.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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I infinitely prefer Prince of Thieves's so-called 'cheesiness' over current Hollywood's trendy 'realism'.
Another Awesome New Robin Hood Trailer to Kick off 2010! « FirstShowing.net 2010
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The game does also have some voice acting, especially when Skip's friends are giving him instructions or hints, but unfortunately this aspect of the audio falls back into the "cheesiness" category.
MobileTechReview 2009
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At the same time, 40% of shoppers complained that repetition was the most annoying factor while 28% admitted that the "cheesiness" of Christmas tunes was behind this decision.
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I am looking forward to New Moon and am hopeful that with a bigger budget the "cheesiness" of the film can be toned out or completely eliminated next time around, but all in all I was very happy with Twilight and plan to see it again this week.
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"Often the stuff that becomes nostalgia is not the hits, '' points out Bob Thompson, a pop culture prof at Syracuse University, who considers" cheesiness "a crucial ingredient for wistful reflection.
Thestar.com - Home Page Joel Rubinoff 2010
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