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cream-cheesy en · ADJ

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Etymology

From cream cheese + -y.

Meanings

1. With cream cheese.
   • “It’s in two weeks. I’m not ready,” I say, biting into the gloriously cream-cheesy bagel. 2023, Kate Robards, The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard, New York, N.Y.: Crooked Lane Books, →ISBN:
   • Andrew, who’d professed his love through silly, impulsive gestures like writing “I love you” in M&M’s circling a cream-cheesy bagel, or ordering tacky his and hers underwear imprinted with an arrow (his) and a bull’s-eye (mine), placed you know where. 2013, Andi Brown, Animal Cracker, →ISBN, page 14:
   • The dopamine’s message is that the cream-cheesy bagel tastes yummy and the music has a groovy beat (or sweet lyrical melodies if that’s what you prefer). 2014, Harriette C. Johnson, “Some Street Drugs—How They Can Get You Hooked”, in Behavioral Neuroscience for the Human Services: Foundations in Emotion, Mental Health, Addiction, and Alternative Therapies, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 186–187:
   • In fact, if you ever need to reach me in person, check my house first, then try the Goldbergs at Toco Hills – you’ll probably find me with a warm bagel in one hand and a big, cream-cheesy smile on my face. 2018 March 29, Melanie Preis, “Nosh on THIS: Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Bagels”, in StyleBlueprint, Nashville, Tenn.: Blueprint.Inc, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2021:
   • Add the cream cheese chunks at the end and stir gently. It’s lovely for people to find a cream-cheesy bite, so don’t combine all the way! 2017, Blake Spalding, Jennifer Castle, with Lavinia Spalding, “Piñon-Sage Stuffed Summer Squash”, in This Immeasurable Place: Food and Farming from the Edge of Wilderness, Boulder, Ut.: HBG Press, →ISBN, page 126:
   • “She’s getting ready for your big shopping trip,” he said, grabbing the other half of his bagel. […] “You had other plans?” he asked, giving me a cream-cheesy kiss on the cheek as he made his way upstairs. 2012, Lisa Burstein, Pretty Amy, Fort Collins, Colo.: Entangled Teen, →ISBN, pages 83–84:
   • Across platforms, Google and Twitter have gone for cream-cheesy bagels, while Microsoft, Samsung, EmojiOne and Emojipedia have preferred just a simpler sliced bakery item (though EmojiOne and Twitter both have some sort of seeded topping suggestion). 2018 October 16, Randee Dawn, “After social media uproar, Apple fixes bagel emoji — see the realistic new design”, in TODAY, New York, N.Y.: NBCUniversal, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2018:
2. (figuratively) Resembling or characteristic of cream cheese.
   • She wants you to notice her, nudging the bumps of her horns into the crook of your arm, smelling salty and sweet, a cream-cheesy scent, like a baby’s sweat. 2004, Frances Wilson, “Aunt’s Advice”, in Rearranging the Sky, Ware, Herts: Rockingham Press, →ISBN, page 54:
   • Her short, spiky hair now had a green tinge and her complexion, once a soft peaches and cream hue, was now a cream-cheesy colour. 2010, Deirdre O’Brien, The Adventures of Monkey and Me, Drogheda: Choice Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 24:
   • In a day or so the gums became easily separable from the teeth, and deep down, between the gums and the teeth, definite masses of a cream-cheesy consistency and colour could be seen and removed. 1904 February 19, Myer Coplans, “On the Etiology of Scurvy”, in The Lancet, volume CLXVI, number 4216, London, published 18 June 1904, page 1716, column 1:
   • The necrotic tissue assumes a cream-cheesy appearance, slightly greasy to the touch. 2000, Peter S. Macfarlane, Robin Reid, Robin Callander, “Cell and Tissue Damage”, in Pathology Illustrated, 5th edition, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, →ISBN, page 8:
   • For killing volume, you can’t beat the La Famiglia special ($15.95), consisting of chicken chunks, veal scallops, mushrooms, onions, and three colors of cheese tortellini served in a cream-cheesy pesto sauce. 1994 September 9, Robert Nadeau, “La Famiglia: Huge portions, moderate prices”, in The Boston Phoenix, volume XXIII, number 36, Boston, Mass., section two, page 10, column 1:
   • Kid favorites include labne (a rich, cream-cheesy spread), hummus, and thick homemade lentil soup. 2004, “Best Restaurant for Kids”, in Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Ariz., archived from the original on 09 Nov 2017:
   • It has a cream-cheesy filling, and the well-buttered pastry is crisp—not your typical quiche. 1985, Darwin Porter, “Eating and Drinking”, in Frommer’s 1985-86 Guide to London, New York, N.Y.: Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, →ISBN, page 106:
   • The incredibly rich and good peanut butter torte has a nutty graham-cracker crust and a cream-cheesy peanut butter filling, topped with a smooth chocolate ganache. 1996, Lisë Stern, The Boston Food Lover, Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., published 1997, →ISBN, page 257:
   • “This flesh, almost a cream-cheesy richness, a beckoning softness incarnate.” 2007, Jill Kargman, Momzillas, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 77:
   • Trader Vic’s specialties like crab rangoon (crispy, crabby, cream-cheesy wontons) and vintage cocktails like the Space Needle and the frothy, spiced-laced Voodoo Grog will make short-lived appearances at Shameful, along with limited-edition ceramic mugs based on the original Trader Vic’s Voodoo design. 2016 November 9, Sarah Parniak, “Shameful Tiki Room throws huge first birthday bash”, in Now, Toronto, Ont., archived from the original on 01 Jun 2023:
   • Of course, you’ll probably want to serve each toasty thin with a cream-cheesy spread, so I’ve created a naturally light topping by combining Neufchatel and Greek yogurt. 2014, Jackie Newgent, “Open-Face Bagel Thins with Scallion Schmear”, in The With or Without Meat Cookbook: The Flexible Approach to Flavorful Diabetes Cooking, Alexandria, Va.: American Diabetes Association, →ISBN, page 30:
   • Larry Gillette, the inn’s cook, and his son served us steaming spice muffins, scrambled eggs, turkey “ham,” a thick slice of French toast with a cream-cheesy filling and fresh-cut fruit. 1998, Vani Rangachar, “On the Rocks”, in Weekend Escapes: A Guide to Weekend Getaways from the Pages of The Times’ Sunday Travel Section, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times, page 14:
   • In my placid moments I dream of homogenized wholeness: Spirit, mind, and body all developed and integrated. There is work and play, time for exercise, reading, service, work on justice concerns, all comfortably blended into each day. Ahh, for a cream-cheesy kind of wholeness! 1993, Carolyn J. Bohler, “Women’s Search for Wholeness”, in Stories Along the Journey: Spiritual and Theological Reflections for Pastoral Counselors, Fairfax, Va.: American Association of Pastoral Counselors, →OCLC, page 75:
   • Then one day it was gone, replaced by a jar filled with a cream-cheesy-like substance labeled “Limburger cheese food.” 2002, Erna Melanie DuPuis, “Afterword”, in Nature’s Perfect Food: How Milk Became America’s Drink, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 243:

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