Timeline for Where did the term "cheesy" come from?
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| Jan 25, 2017 at 11:59 | comment | added | LarsH | The Etymonline editor didn't make up the part about the meaning of Urdu and Persian chiz / چیز (which is LifeH2O's point, I think). About the etymology, I doubt he made it up, but I wish there were references to follow. | |
| Jan 15, 2014 at 0:19 | comment | added | LifeH2O | FYI: Urdu 'cheez' is nearly equal to 'thing'. But it can not be used as a work/task e.g. 'I am doing my thing' in English. But is used even to refer someone e.g. 'what is this thing (person)' | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 4:13 | history | edited | ted.strauss | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 22, 2013 at 4:08 | history | answered | ted.strauss | CC BY-SA 3.0 |