cheezie

cheezie

English

Etymology

From the name of the Canadian cheese puff brand Cheezies (derived from cheesy), produced by W.T. Hawkins Ltd, through trademark erosion.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: cheesy

Noun

cheezie (plural cheezies)

1. (Canada) A cheese puff.
   • 1994, Margaret Buffie, The Warnings, Kids Can Press (1994), →ISBN, page 125:

     A table beside it was crowded with empty cola bottles and half-eaten bags of chips and cheezies.

   • 2006, Michele Martin Bossley, Swiped, Orca Book Publishers (2006), →ISBN, page 6:

     Within seconds, the air was thick with flying potato chips, cheezies and other odds and ends.

   • 2007, Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit, Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How to Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby, Random House Canada (2007), →ISBN, pages 60-61:

     Day-glo orange cheezies are highly processed and practically nutrient-free—the diet equivalent of entertainment television.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:cheezie.

Synonyms

• cheese curl, cheese doodle, cheesy puff