cheese out

verb

To make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.

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Meanings

verbcheese out (third-person singular simple present cheeses out, present participle cheesing out, simple past and past participle cheesed out)

present singular third person cheeses out · participle present cheesing out · participle past cheesed out · past cheesed out

  1. transitiveTo make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
  2. intransitiveTo be smiling or laughing excessively or remarkably, usually as a result of smoking cannabis.
  3. intransitiveTo chicken out; to lose one's nerve and therefore not participate in something.
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APA

cheese out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20out

MLA

“cheese out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20out.

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