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Word

cheeseburger

Phoneticscheese·burg·er

US/ˈtʃizbɝɡɝ/

UK/tʃˈiːzbɜːɡɐ/

Definitions

01food

A1 · Cooking

n. a hamburger that has a slice of cheese on top of the meat.

n. a hamburger containing one or more slices of cheese, typically processed, melted over the meat patty.

“I ordered a cheeseburger with extra pickles and a side of fries.”

“The diner is famous for its classic cheeseburger, which features a hand-pressed beef patty and a thick slice of sharp cheddar.”

Synonyms

02military bomb

C2

n. a nickname for a very large and powerful bomb used by the US military.

n. a slang designation for the BLU-82/B 'Daisy Cutter' bomb, a 15,000-pound conventional bomb.

“The soldiers used the nickname cheeseburger to refer to the massive bomb.”

“During the conflict, the BLU-82 was colloquially known among ground crews as the cheeseburger due to its distinctive shape and devastating impact.”

Slang · American English · Technical

Usage

This sense is highly specific to historical military contexts and is not used in general conversation.

Synonyms

Daisy Cutter

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese English hamburger English cheeseburger Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domain

Military

This entry

Level
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Occasional
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