1
as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
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as in cheap
of low quality
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Recent Examples of cheesy
While it may be considered a cheesy classic now, Allen's films were box office sensations that managed to secure Academy Award nominations.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The dialogue is cheesy or over-explanatory at times, making some issues that are brought up feel shoehorned into the story, and the resolution falls a bit flat.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
This cheesy pizza features sweet corn, mozzarella, cotija cheese, spicy mayo and fresh lime on a crispy, golden pizza crust, topped with a lime.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Happy Gilmore 2 is cheesy and silly and fun and hopeful.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The dialogue is cheesy or over-explanatory at times, making some issues that are brought up feel shoehorned into the story, and the resolution falls a bit flat.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025
This cheesy pizza features sweet corn, mozzarella, cotija cheese, spicy mayo and fresh lime on a crispy, golden pizza crust, topped with a lime.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
Happy Gilmore 2 is cheesy and silly and fun and hopeful.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesy
Adjective
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Avoid anything offensive, violent or inappropriate.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the video, Adams accuses the man of being inappropriate with a minor on Grindr, a LGBTQ+ dating and social networking app where the minimum age to make an account is 18.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, save big by buying store brands, or private labels, which are usually cheaper.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Yet 80% of charging happens not at public plazas but in garages, where electricity is cheap and parking is certain.—
Carlos Georgescu,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The follow-up finds Odenkirk’s character, Hutch Mansell, and his wife and kids on vacation at a tacky resort town, hoping to spend some quality time together.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s tacky rococo gold adornments are growing exponentially.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Whether your team is in the middle of a winning run or mired in terrible form, five minutes looking at the standings can convince you that a hundred different futures are possible.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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While the latter is known for its legendarily terrible English localization, both of these were highly innovative horizontal scrolling shmups for their time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Trump turned instead to the Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, a flagrantly unsuitable choice; Trump’s private lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, encouraged the selection.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Inadequate performance or products unsuitable for retirement plans can open them to legal ramifications.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, over-saturating with water is a poor choice for these floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Specifically, poor capital allocation decisions have destroyed significant value.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of people don’t like the ad campaign, and there are plenty of reasons not to: there’s no irony or camp to leaven the trashy, dog-whistle atmosphere.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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The logo is for Hayu (pronounced like hey you), a streaming service where people outside the U.S. can watch trashy American reality shows.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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In this now-infamous opinion, Taney declared that Black Americans were inferior and had no rights under the US Constitution.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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The creation of a tunnel that could bypass the most congested areas on the way to BNA would make the conventional route comparatively inferior.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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