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mac and cheesy en · ADJ

Etymology

From mac and cheese + -y.

Meanings

1. (nonce-word) Resembling or characteristic of mac and cheese.
   • It's doubtful that what's in the Mac and Cheese box is the same as the old "American Cheese" Kraft used to sell. The stuff in the box has to emulsify with milk and butter/margarine to make it look "mac and cheesy". 2008 February 7, Kent, “Finding Powdered Cheddar Cheese in the Bay Area?”, in ba.food (Usenet):
   • Salt is super important to making this dish taste mac and cheesy. 2020, Georgia McDermott, “Gluten free, vegan, low FODMAP mac n’ cheese”, in George Eats, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2020:
   • Inspired by this highly praised recipe, it starts off with a base of carrots, onions, and potatoes—thus the name Veggie Mac. From there, a combination of nuts, seeds, and seasonings elevates it to vegan mac and cheesy awesomeness. 2015 February 24, Britt, “Veggie Mac — Vegan Mac & Cheese”, in Leaves of Kale, archived from the original on 21 May 2015:
   • Granny got all bubbly because of our good manners and forgot about the burned mac and cheesy armadillo. 2013, Rick Gales, Granny Puckerlips: Keepin’ It Real with Kindness and Respect, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 33:
   • Truthfully, this dish isn’t very mac and cheesy. Yes, there are macaroni noodles, and there is also cheese—but it definitely doesn’t conform to usual notions of mac and cheese. 2013, Allison Arevalo, Erin Wade, The Mac + Cheese Cookbook: 50 Simple Recipes from Homeroom, America’s Favorite Mac and Cheese Restaurant, New York, N.Y.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 70:

Forms

Deriveds

easy peasy mac and cheesy