cheese and rice

Polite pseudo-profanity

Cheese and rice is a minced oath substituting for "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation, using similar sounds to avoid taking the Lord's name in vain: Cheese and rice, that was close!

The phrase is deliberately absurd, often used humorously or around children.

Related
  • cheddarFirm aged English cheese
  • pilafSeasoned broth-cooked grain
  • meltChange from solid
  • risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
  • goshTame exclamation of surprise

holy cow · gooey · creamy · for crying out loud · for the love of · heavens above · good grief · holy moly · crikey · darn · goodness gracious · son of a biscuit · heck · oh my · mozzarella · yikes · whoa · oh my gosh

Categories
Opposites
profanity vs. euphemism

cheese and riceJesus Christ

Christianity's central deity

goddamn · holy shit · Christ almighty · damn · hell

register/formality

cheese and riceJesus Christ

Christianity's central deity

profanity · swearing · cursing · blasphemy · expletives

explicitness of profanity

cheese and riceJesus Christ

Christianity's central deity

Christ · Jesus · holy shit · what the fuck · son of a bitch

Family

cheese, rice, cheeses, cheesy, cheesier, cheesiest, cheesiness, rices, riced

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G