cheesy

(Englisch)

  1. Of or relating to cheese.
  2. Resembling or containing cheese.
  3. (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  4. (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
  5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃiːzi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese + -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”).

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