Chuck E. Cheese

proper noun

A chain of pizzerias offering diversions for young children such as climbing equipment, arcades, and animatronic and walkaround characters.

Meanings

proper nounChuck E. Cheese (plural Chuck E. Cheeses)

plural Chuck E. Cheeses

  1. A chain of pizzerias offering diversions for young children such as climbing equipment, arcades, and animatronic and walkaround characters.

    2006 April 9, Harold McGee (interviewee), Anne Strainchamps (interviewer), “Techno Cuisine”, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio Dining should be fun. Eating should be fun. It should be like a kid going to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time.

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    2006 July 7, Douglas Sarine (guest), “'Pirates' Any Good? Ask a Ninja, If You Dare”, All Things Considered, National Public Radio I went and did the research on, like, how they came up with this movie and basically, it was inspired by old-school robot pirates, like, like, I'm talking Chuck E. Cheese-style

    2008 February 16, Chuck Liddell (guest), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio Man, I'd climb on the jungle gym. Everyone laughs. I go into Chuck E. Cheese, I'm climbing up through the—, I'll chase my kids through those little crawl spaces up there.

Origin

Named for its mascot character, whose full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese.

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