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In this blog series<\/a>, intern Julia explores the everyday language surrounding cheese, from etymology to idioms to associations. Learn why we \u201csay cheese\u201d when we take a photo, why once upon a time we believed that the moon was made of green cheese, or even the history of the word cheese itself. Plus, be sure to answer the prompt at the end of the post each week for a chance to win a copy of culture<\/strong>\u2019s ultimate cheese pairing guide: Cheese+<\/strong> Last week, we debated if cheese has an effect on our dreams<\/a>. Good luck to everyone this week!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sometimes, you need a way to express your annoyance. And sometimes, the most appropriate phrase might relate to cheese.<\/p>\n

Like many of the idioms and ideas I\u2019ve decided to explore over this blog series, it turns out that the phrase \u201ccheesed\u201d or \u201ccheesed off\u201d probably has nothing to do with my favorite dairy snack.<\/p>\n

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, my go-to for all things language, \u201ccheesed\u201d can be used to express being exasperated, fed up, disgruntled, or bored. The first printed use of the phrase was in 1941, when a piece in the literary digest Penguin New Writing included the line. \u201c\u2018I\u2019m browned off,\u2019 announces [the narrator], \u2018I\u2019m cheesed.\u2019\u201d (Personally, my favorite citation comes from a short novel published in 1942, The Nine Lives of Bill Nelson: \u201cTwo people, both cheesed off, are better than one.\u201d) Unfortunately, the OED is sadly lacking in the area of actual etymology: A little tag after the pronunciation declares \u201cetymology unknown.\u201d (And this unsatisfactory answer is why I\u2019m holding out for \u201ccheesed off\u201d having an as-of-yet-undiscovered origin in cheese!)<\/p>\n

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One of the definitions of this slang term is actually another slang term, \u201cbrowned of.\u201d I find defining slang with slang a little unusual, but I\u2019m not complaining – the 1941 citation in the OED puts both \u201cbrowned off\u201d and \u201ccheesed\u201d in the same quote. Because of that, I\u2019m happy to consider \u201cbrowned off\u201d a possible precursor to the cheese-y phrase. The entry for \u201cbrowned off\u201d features a quote from only a few years earlier, 1938, found in a novel called They Drive by Night: \u201cWhat the hell had he got to be so browned off about? He ought to be feeling proper chirpy.\u201d Rumor has it that \u201cbrowned off\u201d came from the military, specifically England\u2019s Regular Army, located in India, before the British Royal Air Force adopted the term in the late 1920s, but the OED (nor any other reputable source) can find printed evidence prior to 1938.<\/p>\n

Although the OED does not specifically mention it, both \u201cbrowned off\u201d and \u201ccheesed off\u201d are British. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve ever heard either phrase aloud, but two quick searches on Twitter reveal that both are still used fairly frequently across the pond. New iterations of \u201cI feel so cheesed off,\u201d featuring myriad grammatical errors, pop up on the Twitter news feed minute to minute.<\/p>\n

Feeling cheesed off is no good. What\u2019s your best trick for calming down when you\u2019re annoyed?<\/strong> Answer in the comments section by April 22, 2014 at 12:00 midnight EDT for a chance to win a copy of our upcoming special issue, Cheese+<\/strong>. Next week we\u2019ll be looking at why mice and cheese have such a strong connection<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: TheStaceys1<\/a> via Compfight<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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