Cheesed / Cheesing

Angry, annoyed, or deeply irritated. To say someone is "cheesing" you means they're making you angry β€” the intensity ranges from mild annoyance said flatly to real anger when it's shouted.

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How it's used

This is the vocabulary for when something, or someone, isn't hitting right.

β€œI'm proper cheesed right now, he cancelled last minute again.”

Where it comes from

Origin: GTA slang, exact origin unclear. Like a lot of GTA slang, its exact origin is debated even among people who use it every day β€” see our full history of Toronto slang for the bigger picture on how this vocabulary formed.

Sources

This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source β€” see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.

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