Cheese-eating

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cheese eating. alt-of, alternative, attributive, uncountable, usually

    "To report these unsavory and totally lost creatures is of course a violation of the rigid convict code, and is called “ratting” or “cheese-eating.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    Superior and self-satisfied. informal

    ""You nailed him,” Sean says with a cheese-eating grin"

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"To report these unsavory and totally lost creatures is of course a violation of the rigid convict code, and is called “ratting” or “cheese-eating.""

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