cheese and rice

interjection

Euphemism or minced oath for Jesus Christ

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Euphemism or minced oath for Jesus Christ

    I know the water was needed, but Cheese and Rice!

    1999 September 16, Galen Hekhuis <ghekhuis@earthlink.net>, “Re: Marshal Law in Summersville!”, in rec.boats.paddle (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2026
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    “Cheese and rice!” he screamed. Ryan’s mother had taught her children never to take the Lord’s name in vain. so he’d developed a couple of replacement phrases over the years. “Cheese and rice!” he hollered once more before clapping a hand over his mouth and freezing in place as his toe throbbed.

    2008, Karen Neches, chapter four, in Earthly Pleasures: a novel, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 44

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cheese and crackers
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APA

cheese and rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20and%20rice

MLA

“cheese and rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20and%20rice. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese and rice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20and%20rice.

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