Stilton

//ˈstɪltən// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of blue-veined cheese made in England. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Stilton (“type of cheese”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    English blue cheese wordnet
  4. 4
    That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket. archaic, countable, slang, uncountable

    "That's the Stilton!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

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""Knock knock, is anyone home?" "Go away!" "I can't hear you." "Okay, what is it?" "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Geronimo Stilton." "What do you want?" "Your Highness, allow me to cross your kingdom so that I can get—" "Denied." "But—" "Unless you're a true warrior." "Believe me when I tell you that I am NOT a knight." "So you have no sword?" "Not even one. I am not a knight." "How about a piece of the Triforce?" "I am NOT a knight!" "You look like a knight on this picture I found on your website." "I am not a knight!" "Then go away." "But... okay.""

Etymology

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.