cheese it

cheese it

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheez it]
- /tʃiz ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheez it]
- /tʃiz ɪt/

Definitions of cheese it words

verb with object cheese it to stop; desist. 1
idioms cheese it cheese it, look out! run away! 1

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Origin of cheese it

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; perhaps alteration of cease

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Parts of speech for Cheese it

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cheese it

cheese it popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cheese it usage trend in Literature

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