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Cheesy

by Bill Spohn » Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:46 pm

This word is common in cooking circles but it has somehow taken the additional meaning of something that is cheap or shabby, of poor quality or in bad taste.

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Re: Cheesy

by Paul Winalski » Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:56 am

There's an interesting etymology here. More in the Unusual Words thread in Friends and Fun when I get a chance.

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