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cheesy puff en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders.
    • “What happened to you?” she asked. “Did you fall into a bowl of cheesy puffs? I grinned. “Uh, I eat a lot of carrots and mangoes . . . ?” 2010, Sandra Byrd, Through Thick & Thin, Tyndale, published 2010, →ISBN, page 139:
    • It took far, far longer than it should have, to bring up two packets of cheesy puffs. 2011, Jane Lovering, Star Struck, Choc Lit Limited, published 2011, →ISBN:
    • She would only eat meals if she were distracted by looking at books whilst chasing cheesy puffs around her tray. If she opened her mouth to laugh, chew the book or actually managed to get her little fingers to grip a cheesy puff, then I'd nip in with a swift nutrient-piled spoon! 2003, Hilary Gardener, Andrea Bettridge, Sarah Groves, & Lyndsey Lawrence, The Fat Ladies Club 2: Facing the First Five Years, Penguin, published 2003, →ISBN, page 122:

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Synonyms

cheezie · cheese curl · cheese doodle · cheese puff