cheese up

verb

To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. slangtransitiveTo add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.

    "No, just get over here. You need to try this one!" she exclaimed as she cheesed up a chunk of bread with one of our blues. Angeline stuffed the open faced mini-sandwich into my mouth […]

    2005, J. B. Dann, Anecdotal, page 233
  2. figurativelyintransitiveslangTo smile widely; to crack a huge grin.

    I cheesed up at his perfect fucking face.

    2022, Emilia Rose, Indulge Me

Origin

From cheese + up.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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