cheese up

English edit

Etymology edit

From cheese +‎ up.

Verb edit

cheese up (third-person singular simple present cheeses up, present participle cheesing up, simple past and past participle cheesed up)

(transitive) to add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier
(intransitive) to become cheesy (overly dramatic, emotional, or exaggerated)
(intransitive) to become smiley; crack a huge grin
(transitive) to make (someone) smile