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said cheese

said cheese is the simple past and past participle of say cheese.

Meaning of say cheese

Verb

say cheese (third-person singular simple present says cheese, present participle saying cheese, simple past and past participle said cheese)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative) To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).
    • Danny watched the birdie and said cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.2008, Tim Connelly, The Local News, page 41

Questions about said cheese

What is said cheese the simple past and past participle of?
Said cheese is the simple past and past participle of say cheese.

Words near said cheese in the dictionary

  1. said
  2. said aah
  3. said and done
  4. said bo to a goose
  5. said boo
  6. said cheese
  7. said goodbye
  8. said grace
  9. said it all
  10. said no one ever
  11. said one's piece

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