so im looking for a word that approximates cheesy which latin americans can understand. I know hortera, but thats from spain i think and my girlfriend (costa Rican) doesnt understand it. ive also been told cursi, but thats definitely not the same as cheesy.
any ideas?

err, exact definition of cheesy...you've got me there. I take it you're not a native english speaker then? Im sure they say cheesy in the states as well.
cheesy can be applied to anything, music, fashion, a person's manner, a style of writing. Cheesy music is typically something seventies, something like abba. God its quite hard to pin it down though, i dont know what more to say. Boy bands are frequently cheesy. Pop music in general in fact. Declarations of undying love involving eyes like blues lagoons and hair like wild fire blah blah that kind of stuff, i dont know what more to say HELP SOMEONE!

cheesy
adj : (informal) of very poor quality [syn: bum, cheap, chintzy,
crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny]


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