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A term coined by RTS gamers when a player uses non ordinary measures, often considered cheap tactics, to win the game early.
He canon rushed me on Xel Naga. What a cheese move.
cheese by kukuboi May 22, 2011
The essence of the human condition. Cheese is a holy and powerful device of the human psychology that links with politics, economy and most importantly the meaning of life
Man 1: Hey Man!

Man 2: Not to get political or anything

Man 1: What is it?

Man 2: But what the fuck is cheese?

Man 1: C̶̨̧̡̨̧̮̹̝͇̳̻̻̬͎̗̔̃̕h̴͙̼̪͌ę ̟͎̩͕͍͎̊̋̉͋͒̈́̑̾̋̎̕̚ḛ̵̛̤̭̯͇̪͎̱͈̠͓̜͖̝̪̓̎̑̽́͋s ̰̞͍̭̙̯̰̭̖̾̀e ̦̰͆̽̍͌͒̋̾̅̿ ̴̧̘̘̯͇̥̗̬̟͙̬̺̠̀̐̔ͅị ̞̏͘s̵̛̲͎̹̣̜̝͔̻͖͖̺̅̈́̂̀̍̌́͜ ̶̳͓͊̔̊̊̓͒̂͆͛l ̢̪̘̺̫͎͒̃͑̔̈́̈́ͅî̵̱̝̤͙̻̞̦̬͙͛͒͌͛̈́̽͋̑̈̀͑ͅͅf ̨̧̡̫̥̦͎͕̯͕̟̞̞̘̋͐̎́̏̃̈́̒̄̚̚ͅě ̲͎͍̟͍͖̣̗̪̗̩̗̓̚ ̴̡̯̲̜̗͕̅̌̽͑̈̇͘ͅ
Cheese by Nsoanaoababshshdvshs December 6, 2020
A food you eat when you are hungry at 2 AM
Mom: What are you doing awake? It's 1:00 AM

Me: I'm eating cheese.

Dad: Noice
Cheese by HeavenlyCheeseGod January 24, 2021
The greatest substance known to man,Worshipped by pagans, exploited by me!
cheese by Carpman May 14, 2003
A more accurate definition of cheese in Starcraft 2:

A cheese strategy is simply a high risk/high reward tactic which aims to win a game with little strategic effort, and relies on the failure of the opponent to properly react. A cheese strategy will often leave the cheeser at a significant disadvantage should the cheese fail.

Perhaps the most popular example is the photon cannon rush, in which photon cannons are built in close proximity to the enemy base so that they can be used offensively. If spotted early, the cannon rush will likely fail and the defending player will have a significant economic advantage, exemplifying the high risk/high reward nature of cheese.

A cheese strategy does NOT necessarily take advantage of imbalances in the game, and most cheeses are easily countered if they are spotted early and there is adequate time to prepare (hence why many cheeses rely on poor scouting).

Cheese is often regarded as "cheap" or "dirty" play, as the player cheesing does not try to counter their opponent or adjust their strategy. "All-in" strategies are good examples of this.

Below are some more examples of cheeses. Note how each cheese strategy takes advantage of "common" flaws in the defending player's build/strategy. If the flaw is not present, the cheese will likely be countered and lose:
General:
Worker Rush (Drones, Probes, or SCV only) - Takes advantage of poor reaction and micro (the defending player must use their workers)
Early All-in (Zerglings/Drones, Zealots/Probes, Marines/SCVs) - Takes advantage of poor scouting, poor early defense, and improper reaction (If the defending player fails to use their workers, the cheese will be effective)
Proxy Rush (Gateways or Barracks near enemy base) - Takes advantage of poor scouting and poor early defense.

Protoss:
Dark Templar Rush - Takes advantage of lack of detection
Void Ray Rush - Takes advantage of lack of anti-air and/or lack of early pressure
Cannon Rush - Takes advantage of poor scouting

Terran:
Reaper Rush - Takes advantage of poor scouting and early defense
Marine Rush - Takes advantage of poor scouting and early defense
Planetary Fortress Rush - Takes advantage of poor scouting

Zerg:
Zergling Rush (6, 7, or 10 pool are most common) - Takes advantage of poor scouting, improper reaction (Vs. 6/7 pool, you must user workers), and poor early defense

There are others, these are just the most common.
Cheese by Ark-47 June 17, 2012
When a video game character is really cheap, does copious amounts of damage, is usually decent on the tier lists and n00b-friendly (meaning you can just push the same button over and over again and win). E.g. Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.
Wow, way to pick Ryu. He's so cheese.
cheese by 1337ChunChun December 9, 2010
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"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
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Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
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briefcake 

"Did you check out the briefcake in courtroom C?"
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Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Ratfucker by Ricky Ramjet November 2, 2017
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countrypolitan 

Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
countrypolitan by MOChick November 7, 2006
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