cheeseball
- noun
- /ˈtʃiːzˌbɔl/
- Offensive
- She called him a cheeseball because of his silly jokes and goofy outfits.
Examples
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- You're such a cheeseball.
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I can be a sappy cheeseball all day... ...mooning about love to total strangers, and no one'll think I'm a moron.
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You know, you are a cheeseball.
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And look, I'm a cheeseball and I want to see that kind of action too.
Blog text (5) -
Best Performer: Luke Bryan may be a cheeseball, but he owns it with his committed performance style.
Blog text (18) -
Tevin's a total cheeseball, but he markets himself like crazy.
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You don't need to come to a place like Lookout Point and spout off cheeseball lines to be romantic.
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You don't need to go to Lookout Point and spout cheeseball lines to be romantic.
Fiction book (1999) -
Everyone at the party thought he was a cheeseball for dancing like that.
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His cheeseball approach to dating involves writing corny poems for his crush.
Synonyms
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
An insulting name for a person from Wisconsin or someone seen as foolish
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A person who acts silly and old-fashioned to make people laugh
A person who is silly and not serious
A person who behaves in a foolish way
A person who acts silly and playful
A person who acts silly or foolish
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cheeseball comes from the familiar word cheesy, meaning 'corny' or 'tacky', together with ball to give a small, round image. So, calling someone a cheeseball paints them as silly, awkward, or not stylish.