cheese up

English

Etymology

From cheese +‎ up.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
   • 2005, J. B. Dann, Anecdotal, page 233:

     "No, just get over here. You need to try this one!" she exclaimed as she cheesed up a chunk of bread with one of our blues. Angeline stuffed the open faced mini-sandwich into my mouth […]

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (intransitive) To become cheesy (overly dramatic, emotional, or exaggerated).
3. (intransitive) To smile widely; to crack a huge grin.
   • 2022, Emilia Rose, Indulge Me:

     I cheesed up at his perfect fucking face.

4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (transitive) To make (someone) smile.