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cheesing

cheesing

8.8
Smiling widely and posing for a photo
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : sonreír exageradamente
  • At the wedding, everyone joined in cheesing as the photographer shouted, 'Say cheese!'.

Examples

  • His constant cheesing in selfies gave him a playful, slightly embarrassed online persona.

  • The influencer's cheesing for the camera made the portrait look warm and approachable.

  • Stop cheesing for the camera!

  • Her cheesing made the photo more fun.

  • At the wedding, everyone joined in cheesing as the photographer shouted, 'Say cheese!'.

  • The influencer's cheesing for the camera made the portrait look warm and approachable.

  • His constant cheesing in selfies gave him a playful, slightly embarrassed online persona.

How Exaggerated

cheesing
  • Informal
8.8
beaming
2.5
grinning
5 1.0
smiling
1 1.0

Surface Forms

cheesing singular
cheesings plural

Morphology

cheesing = cheese (transparent) = cheese + ing

Derived straightforwardly from the verb 'to cheese' meaning 'to smile for the camera', so learners who know the base verb or the phrase 'say cheese' can predict the meaning.

Etymology

Cheesing for photos comes from the phrase 'say cheese', which photographers use because the word helps make your mouth look like a smile. So cheesing means smiling broadly or posing with an exaggerated smile for the camera.