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cheesy

This is an important word and nobody has it right yet. What it means is: Trying too hard, unsubtle, and inauthentic.
Specifically that which is unsubtle or inauthentic in its way of trying to elicit a certain response from a viewer, listener, audience, etc. Celine Dion is cheesy because her lyrics, timbre, key changes, and swelling orchestral accompaniment telegraph 'i want you to be moved' instead of moving you. Gold chains on an exposed hairy chest are cheesy because they shout out: "I have money and I am manly" instead of impressing a woman in a more subtle way, or allowing a woman to form her own judgments. The excessive showing off suggests he's compensating for what he does not have--i.e., he's actually poor, insecure, or short with an inferiority complex. Cliches are often cheesy because they are an obvious and artless way of making a point. A movie might be cheesy if it contains 'on the nose' dialogue, like "I can't live without you" or "You had me at hello."
Cheesiness is subjective. What seems cheesy to me, may be a legitimate and attractive hairstyle to you. What seems cheesy to me, may cause you to weep and hug your girlfriend tight.
by redhen February 8, 2007
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cottage cheese

Visible and pronounced cellulite
She shouldn't be wearing spandex with cottage cheese like that.
by Alicatt October 25, 2002
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Cheeseburglar

Burger thief. Someone who sneakily robs your precious Cheezburgers.
- Nigga stole my cheeseburger!
- A cheeseburglar, huh?
by saxon whore June 17, 2008
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Blackaroni and Cheese

African American macaroni and cheese. Contrary to advertisement, Kraft does not make the cheesiest macaroni and cheese, Black people do.
Ashwin: I went over to Tycon's bbq and ate some Blackaroni and cheese. It was dank but I feel like shit.

Maulik: That's what you get for going to Tycon's bbq.
by Rohlin July 26, 2012
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cheesemonger

vendor of cheese or indeed purveyor of interesting ideas
The cheesemonger showed us his wares

or

That guy is a real cheesemonger
by cheesemonger January 23, 2004
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plastic cheese

The sliced cheese that comes in plastic covers (i.e. Kraft, Borden).
My nephew, Matthew, prefers "plastic cheese" to other sliced cheeses.
by Greenstring1 November 30, 2003
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chucky cheese in the face ass nigga

to have huge front teeth, or to smell like pizza and children
look at maleek, that huge toothed chucky cheese in the face ass nigga
by lil franksta November 7, 2011
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