Cheezie

Origin

From the name of the Canadian cheese puff brand Cheezies, produced by W.T. Hawkins Ltd, through trademark erosion.

Full definition of cheezie

Noun

1. (Canada) A cheese puff.
• 1994, Margaret Buffie, The Warnings, Kids Can Press (1994), ISBN 1550742515, page 125:A table beside it was crowded with empty cola bottles and half-eaten bags of chips and cheezies.
• 2006, Michele Martin Bossley, Swiped, Orca Book Publishers (2006), ISBN 9781551437552, page 6:Within seconds, the air was thick with flying potato chips, cheezies and other odds and ends.
• 2007, Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit, Healthy Mum, Happy Baby: How to Feed Yourself When You're Breastfeeding Your Baby, Random House Canada (2007), ISBN 9780679314455, pages 60-61:Day-glo orange cheezies are highly processed and practically nutrient-free—the diet equivalent of entertainment television.

Synonyms

• cheese curl, cheese doodle, cheesy puff