cheesy
56
4.6
- adjective
- /ˈtʃiːzi/
- Informal
:
cursi
- Well, it's a little cheesy, but I like it.
- a cheesy movie
- cheesy love songs
- sounds cheesy
Sometimes people criticize me for being naive, cheesy, simplistic, all of that.
- Sometimes people criticize me for being naive, cheesy, simplistic, all of that.
- It's a simple it's it's cheesy, it's probably overused.
- Do all these make these like kind of cheesy romantic gestures?
- I just think it got a little cheesy, a little too long.
- Or is it just a cheesy TV trope that works?
- The best thing about my sex life, as cheesy as it is, is my husband.
- This sounds so cheesy, but it is just incredible.
- All right, Get ready for the cheesiest love story of the year.
- There's my very cliche, cheesy as hell little segment.
- If you find it corny or cheesy, then this may not be the place for you.
- She picked like the cheesiest possible option.
- She was the wind to my sail, right, as cheesy as that sounds.
- Like I always thought spinning classes were kind of cheesy, kind of hokey.
- He said, Sir, it's not easy being cheesy.
- Or should I say Starlight, if that's not too cheesy.
Examples
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Lovers in a cheesy black-and-white movie, we gaze into each other's eyes.
Academic text (2007) -
That romantic comedy was filled with cheesy dialogue and predictable plot twists.
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Look at how amazing and cheesy that looks.
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This sounds so cheesy, but it is just incredible.
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So cheesy, but I loved it.
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Will you continue to watch the series no matter how cheesy or complicated it gets?
Blog text (3) -
I know this is really, really cheesy, but in a way this is one of the places in San Francisco.
Fiction book (1993) -
If you find it corny or cheesy, then this may not be the place for you.
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Not to get all, like, cheesy, but I feel like we've all known each other forever.
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The acting isn't fantastic and it's cheesy as hell, but that's all part of its appeal.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
81
5.8
Not original and trying to be touching but it feels silly
68
4.3
Showy in a cheap way that looks bad
39
5.6
Very showy with bright colors or too many decorations
27
4.3
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake
24
7.8
A thing that looks showy but is cheap and low quality
23
8.2
Showing fake feeling and too much emotion
23
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
22
3.7
Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere
16
7.2
To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way
8
8.0
Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere
8
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
5
7.9
Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false
4
7.5
Silly and old-fashioned in a way that feels uncool
3
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
2
8.7
Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly
2
9.4
Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet
1
5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
1
5.4
Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false
1
9.9
Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way
Being very emotional in a way that feels fake
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
Too sentimental and not sincere
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake
Too sweet and emotional so it feels false
Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional
Too cute in a silly or fake way
Showing too much love in a silly, naive way
Antonyms
How Corny
- Offensive
23
7.0
- Informal
56
4.6
- Informal
81
5.8
165
4.5
1
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cheesy also means overly sentimental or silly. A helpful way to remember this is to think of cheese as plain or common, so when something is 'cheesy' it tries to be sweet or romantic but feels cheap and not sincere.