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cheese
noun
a
solid
food
made
from
milk
that
is
pressed
and
aged
in
many
different
varieties
•
He
sprinkled
grated
cheese
over
his
spaghetti
.
He
sprinkled
grated
cheese
over
his
spaghetti
.
•
A
slice
of
cheese
melted
on
the
burger
,
making
it
look
even
tastier
.
A
slice
of
cheese
melted
on
the
burger
,
making
it
look
even
tastier
.
From
Old
English
ċēse
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*kāsijaz
,
ultimately
from
Proto-Indo-European
*kwat-
(“
to
ferment
,
become
sour
”).
verb
-
cheese
,
cheesing
,
cheeses
,
cheesed
(
informal
)
to
smile
widely
,
especially
when
being
photographed
•
Everyone
cheesed
for
the
group
photo
at
the
wedding
.
Everyone
cheesed
for
the
group
photo
at
the
wedding
.
•
She
always
cheeses
when
someone
points
a
camera
at
her
.
She
always
cheeses
when
someone
points
a
camera
at
her
.
From
the
photographer
’
s
instruction
“
Say
cheese
!” (
because
saying
the
word
stretches
the
mouth
into
a
smile
),
recorded
since
the
1940s
.
noun
-
cheese
slang
:
money
,
especially
a
large
amount
of
cash
•
He
works
overtime
because
he
needs
the
cheese
to
pay
rent
.
He
works
overtime
because
he
needs
the
cheese
to
pay
rent
.
•
Making
that
much
cheese
in
a
week
surprised
everyone
on
the
team
.
Making
that
much
cheese
in
a
week
surprised
everyone
on
the
team
.
African-American
Vernacular
English
in
the
1980s
;
possibly
from
the
similarity
between
the
color
of
American
cheese
and
certain
paper
currency
.
verb
-
cheese
,
cheesing
,
cheeses
,
cheesed
(
gaming
slang
)
to
defeat
a
game
,
level
,
or
opponent
by
using
an
easy
or
unfair
tactic
that
avoids
the
intended
challenge
•
The
players
quickly
cheesed
the
boss
by
hiding
behind
a
rock
where
it
couldn
’
t
hit
them
.
The
players
quickly
cheesed
the
boss
by
hiding
behind
a
rock
where
it
couldn
’
t
hit
them
.
•
Speedrunners
know
several
ways
to
cheese
this
level
in
under
a
minute
.
Speedrunners
know
several
ways
to
cheese
this
level
in
under
a
minute
.
Originated
in
1990s
fighting-game
communities
,
possibly
from
“
cheesy
,”
meaning
cheap
or
low-quality
tactics
.
