adj. (common).—Fine or showy. The opposite of ‘dusty.’ [From CHEESE (q.v.) + Y.] For synonyms, see UP TO DICK.
1858. SURTEES, Ask Mamma, xlviii., 211. To see him at Tattersall’s sucking his cane, his CHEESY hat well down on his nose. [M.]
adj. (common).—Fine or showy. The opposite of ‘dusty.’ [From CHEESE (q.v.) + Y.] For synonyms, see UP TO DICK.
1858. SURTEES, Ask Mamma, xlviii., 211. To see him at Tattersall’s sucking his cane, his CHEESY hat well down on his nose. [M.]
