Meanings
nounplastic cheese (countable and uncountable, plural plastic cheeses)
plural plastic cheeses
- countableuncountableAny soft cheese that can be moulded.
- countableinformaluncountableAny processed cheese of an inferior quality, often sliced and wrapped in plastic film.
Origin
From the cheese's resemblance to glossy plastic.
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APA
plastic cheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20cheese
MLA
“plastic cheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20cheese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plastic cheese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20cheese.
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