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cheffy

/ˈʃɛfi/

cheffy adjective: of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef.

Adjective

cheffy (comparative cheffier, superlative cheffiest)

  1. (informal) Of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef.
    • The cooking is never less than stunning - and significantly, in this era of "cheffy" food and big egos, the creator of this wonderful food describes himself simply as "owner cook" […]2006, Georgina Campbell, Marianne Heron, Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Garden Lovers, page 147
    • “I'm just wondering whether it might be too... cheffy. Does it really say comfort food?”2016, Cathy Bramley, The Plumberry School of Comfort Food, page 87

Forms of cheffy

comparativecheffier
superlativecheffiest

Origin of cheffy

From chef + -y.

Questions about cheffy

What does cheffy mean?
Cheffy means of food: elaborate and complex, like that prepared by an expert chef.
What part of speech is cheffy?
Cheffy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cheffy?
Cheffy is pronounced /ˈʃɛfi/.

Words near cheffy in the dictionary

  1. cheffier
  2. cheffiest
  3. cheffing
  4. cheffonier
  5. cheffoniers
  6. cheffy
  7. chefing
  8. chefless
  9. cheflike
  10. chefling
  11. cheflings

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