cheezie
English edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the Canadian cheese puff brand Cheezies (derived from cheesy), produced by W.T. Hawkins Ltd, through trademark erosion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheezie (plural cheezies)
- (Canada) A cheese puff.
- 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:
- Day-glo orange cheezies are highly processed and practically nutrient-free—the diet equivalent of entertainment television.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cheezie.