cheesy

adjective

USCHEE-zee/ˈt͡ʃizi/

4 meanings of cheesy

1
cornyadjectivecolloquial
Overdramatic, excessively emotional, or full of clichés, in a way that feels trite and contrived.
The movie's ending was so cheesy that half the audience laughed when the couple kissed in the rain.
He wrote her the cheesiest love poem, full of roses, stars, and broken hearts.
Similarcorny, sappy, schmaltzy, hokey, mawkish
2
food flavoradjective
Containing or relating to cheese, or resembling it, as in flavor, smell, or color.
The casserole came out of the oven with a bubbly, cheesy top.
A sour, cheesy smell drifted from the gym bag he had forgotten in the car.
3
fake smileadjective
Of a smile or grin, exaggerated and probably forced or insincere.
The candidate flashed a cheesy grin at the cameras and kept walking.
Of all the kids in the class photo, Leo has the cheesiest grin.
Similarforced, phony, fake
Oppositegenuine, sincere
4
cheapadjectivecolloquial
Cheap and of poor quality.
The knockoff watch looked even cheesier up close, with a plastic band and a crooked logo.
The band replaced the cheesy drum machine with a real drummer before recording the album.
Similarcheap, tacky, shoddy, chintzy, tawdry

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From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese + -y. It is a doublet of caseic; compare German käsig (“cheesy”).