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Cheese it!

One of the prevailing slang words of the working class culture of Lower Manhattan in the late 1840s and into the period of the American Civil War. They spoke a unique slang, with phrases such as "Hi-hi," "Lam him" and "Cheese it" all derived from Irish and Cokney slang.

Strong on Music: The New York Music Scene in the Days of George Templeton Strong. Volume I: Resonances, 1838-1849. The University of Chicago Press.
Lawrence, Vera Brodsky (1988).
Cheese it! the cops!!!
Cheese it! by sno raven September 25, 2008

cheese it!

Line often uttered in early 1930's Hollywood gangster movies meant to "stop it" or "quit it" to cease whatever illegal activity prompts the command often when the police arrive.
Police siren. Hood to other hood: "Cheese it! The cops!!"
cheese it! by boris lugosi September 30, 2004

Cheese it!

'Cheesing it' is what you do when you want to get the hell out of somewhere really fast. It's most often used after something is destroyed, someone is caught red-handed, or after somebody is killed.
Britany Spears: "I'm pregnant, Kevin!"
K-Fed's manager: "Cheese it!"

OR

Stan: "Oh my God, you killed Kenny!"
Kyle: "Cheese it!"
Cheese it! by Comrade 47 February 28, 2008

cheese it 

1. To run away.
2. To flee.
3. To scramble as if you just robbed a bank.
Cop: Get him!
Bender: Cheese it!
cheese it by Slurm Addict April 4, 2003

cheese it 

adverb:
1) to run away from a member of law enforcement or authority.

Derived from the jive talk word from the 50's era. First said in the movie West Side Story.
"Cheese it fellas, it's the fuzz"
cheese it by Rachel Horowitz September 15, 2006

Cheese it 

To overcome unfavorable odds or tackle a situation in an unconventional manner.
We are losing this fight but we can cheese it by abusing a glitch that reduces the enemies damage.
Cheese it by Novelion February 10, 2019
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