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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheeseball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
cheese-ball
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spherical mass of cheese or cream cheese, often including nuts or other additions and served as an hors d'oeuvre or finger food, usually with bread or crackers.

noun

The tree Glochidion ferdinandi.

noun

Someone cheesy, lacking taste or style.

Derogatory; Slang

adj

Cheesy, lacking taste or style.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cheese + ball.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

cheeseballs (plural) more cheeseball (comparative) most cheeseball (superlative)

Questions

What does cheeseball mean?
A spherical mass of cheese or cream cheese, often including nuts or other additions and served as an hors d'oeuvre or finger food, usually with bread or crackers.
Where does cheeseball come from?
From cheese + ball.

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