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cheezie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the name of the Canadian cheese puff brand Cheezies (derived from cheesy), produced by W.T. Hawkins Ltd, through trademark erosion.

Meanings

  1. (Canada) A cheese puff.
    • Within seconds, the air was thick with flying potato chips, cheezies and other odds and ends. 2006, Michele Martin Bossley, Swiped, Orca Book Publishers, published 2006, →ISBN, page 6:
    • Day-glo orange cheezies are highly processed and practically nutrient-free—the diet equivalent of entertainment television. 2007, Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit, Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How to Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby, Random House Canada, →ISBN, pages 60–61:
    • A table beside it was crowded with empty cola bottles and half-eaten bags of chips and cheezies. 1994, Margaret Buffie, The Warnings, Kids Can Press, published 1994, →ISBN, page 125:

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Synonyms

cheese curl · cheese doodle · cheesy puff