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(adj.) Having a sappy, cheap, or vulgar quality contrary to that which is intended.
Barbara Walters television specials are notorious for cheesy close-ups that include high filtering, pastel-saturated light, and sometimes flowers.

Context & Arguments: This is the most terse definition I and a friend could devise for the benefit of a foreigner wishing to avoid grouping 'cheesy' with words such as 'campy' or 'kitsch,' which, unlike 'cheesy,' both retain an auspicious and fun quality.
cheesy by Mathayu March 19, 2008
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Cheesy is that cartoon character with the smile that goes "ting." Cheesy is the waiter that says, "I'll get you ladies your beers right away," and you think wow, he's great. Twenty minutes later you're waving him down to see if you can get your beers already. All show, no go; no substance. Pure tinsel.
Jordan sure is cheesy. He said he'd get on it right away. That was two weeks ago, and I still haven't heard from him.
cheesy by TheLollipopKid May 10, 2011
over exaggerated and still not cutting it, off by a mile and overdone
*Newschool hiphop is cheesy
*Your parents trying to be down and cool is cheesy
*Most gothics look cheesy
*Emo-style inherits the essence of cheesy
*animals and manga cartoons presenting a consumer product is cheesy.
Cheesy by Spyglass-2 August 5, 2008
Really bad joke or comment also a food
that was a very very very very shit and cheesy joke

food cheesy food........

cheese :)
n. ridiculously sweet; expressing amazement, reverence, awe, or excitement; heart-stirring

vb. also "cheesing" is used to describe a person with an uncontrolable grin usually caused by a mischievious act of their own doing, a result of drug use, or strong feelings for another.
I was just cheesing (beaming with a big cheesy smile) like a little kid in a candy store.
cheesy by HayHay1632 December 13, 2010
Not living up to a standard. Less than par. Not as good as one would expect.
The show was really good. So they made a bunch of cheesy copies that were really bad and were nothing like the original.
cheesy by Scottmana September 29, 2007
Rich, full of money, having fat pockets. Being loaded with dough and rolling with paper. Derivative of the slang words "cheddar" and "cheese".
My wallet is cheesy.
Cheesy by Bill Yonaire October 2, 2004