English word cheesy comes from English cheese, English -y
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | English (en) | (slang) To smile excessively, as for a camera.. (technology) To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.. To prepare curds for making cheese. (photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling. (countable) A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.. (countable) Any particular variety of cheese.. [...] |
| -y | English (en) | Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to". |
| cheesy | English (en) | (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.. (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.. (of a smile or grin) Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere.. Of or relating to cheese.. Resembling, or containing cheese. |