cheez

Fake dairy spelling

Cheez is a playful respelling of cheese, used in product names like Cheez Whiz and Cheez-Its to suggest processed, artificial, or fun variations of cheese.

The spelling also appears in internet slang and casual writing to add whimsy or irony: That's so cheez.

It can function like cheesy, meaning corny or tacky.

brands

Kraft

Major packaged food corporation

Babybel

processed

pasteurized

Heat-treated for safety

squeezable · jarred · sliced · singles · wrapped · convenience · powdered · instant · microwavable · aerosol

snacking

crackers

Crispy flat biscuits

chips · puffs · curls · balls · dip · spread · sticks · strings · cubes · pizza

slang

cool

Calm or fashionable

  • awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
  • cornyTiresomely sentimental or trite
  • tackyVulgar or slightly sticky

lame · goofy · silly · playful · ironic · retro · camp · kitsch · fun · casual

Categories
Opposites
authenticity/naturalness

cheezcheese

Fermented milk solid

artisanal cheese · aged cheese · raw milk cheese · whole foods · the real thing

register/formality

cheezfromage

Cheese, in French

Phrases
Family

cheese, cheesy, cheesier, cheesiest, cheesiness, cheesed

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G