1. Something that is unintentionally kitschy, tacky, or of poor quality, but these flaws go unnoticed by the admirers of said thing.

2. Something that was popular at some point in the past, but that now seems lame in retrospect.
1. I can't believe you like Ashlee Simpson. Her music is so cheesy.

2. Hey, look at this picture of dad from 1975! Check out those sideburns and bellbottoms! That's so cheesy!
by bstokes June 13, 2006
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1) Any form of entertainment (music, movies) or aesthetic (hair style, photo pose) that the status quo has deemed fully open to ridicule, usually with no explanation. More specifically, the status quo here being that of Generation X. "tacky" and "dated" are closely related words, but far from being exact synonyms.

2) Anything the speaker doesn't like, which makes it an immensely vague adjective

3) A term embraced by young self-proclaimed non-conformists, to hypocritically distinguish what they've been taught to dislike from what they've been taught to like
"Family Ties? That show was so cheesy!"

"Ha ha ha...Cameron just bought these used hair metal CDs he found in the store. The CDs are so cheesy! In fact, we hated them so much, that we kept listening to them last night and singing along until 4 in the morning."
by Bill M. July 24, 2004
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Short term for grilled cheese on toast. Similar to a toastie, just one slice of bread with the cheese exposed.

Often (but not exclusively) the cheese is covering ham, chicken or vegemite.

Commonly used in Australia.
Hey bro, want a cheesie? Yeah mate!
by roomba2310 May 18, 2018
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Something that is Cliché or overdone. Examples are livestrong bands, crank dat soulja boy, or outdated slang.
Cheesy Person: Hey Wazzup dawg!!??!? we in this shizzle

Me: That's so cheesy, ghetto people don't even talk like that
by Jersey Kid February 2, 2008
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Friend: You wanna play some warzone with Cheesy?
Me: No wtf? Cheesy is a snake
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Person 1:Did you watch the latest episode of Sea Patrol?
Person 2: No, its so cheesy!
by Gandalf-the-grey September 9, 2018
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A word to describe a person that is utterly hilarious and really handsome (Usually referring to men).

It can also be used to describe a Somali boy who lives in San Diego.
OMG did you see that boy earlier?? He was so cheesy!
by crodie November 29, 2021
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