Phrase guide

cheat sheet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If you have trouble remembering all the trigonometric identities, the book has a cheat sheet in back that lists them.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crib sheet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: answer sheet

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, such as an aid for public speaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aide-mémoire, pro memoria

History

Etymology

From cheat + sheet.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հուշաթղթիկ (hušatʻġtʻik) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Belarusian: шпарга́лка (šparhálka) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Bulgarian: пищо́в (pištóv) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Catalan: apunt amagat — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Chinese Cantonese: 貓紙 /猫纸 (maau1 zi2) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Chinese Mandarin: 作弊條 /作弊条 (zuòbìtiáo) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小抄 (xiǎochāo) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Chinese Mandarin: 知識點列表 /知识点列表 (zhīshìdiǎn lièbiǎo) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Czech: tahák — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Dutch: spiekbriefje — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Finnish: lunttilappu — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Finnish: luntti — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Finnish: muistilappu — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • French: antisèche — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • French: pompe — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Georgian: შპარგალკა (šṗargalḳa) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • German: Spickzettel — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • German: Schummelzettel — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • German: Spicker — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Greek: σκονάκι (skonáki) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Hebrew: שְלִיף — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Hindi: चिटकुना (ciṭkunā) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Hungarian: puska — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Italian: bigliettino — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Japanese: カンニングペーパー (kanningu pēpā) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Japanese: カンペ (kanpe) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Korean: 커닝 쪽지 (keoning jjokji) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Korean: 커닝 페이퍼 (keoning peipeo) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Kyrgyz: шпаргалка (şpargalka) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Latvian: špikeris — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Polish: ściąga — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Polish: ściągawka — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Polish: ściągaczka — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Portuguese: cábula — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Portuguese: cola — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Romanian: copiuță — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Romanian: fițuică — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Russian: шпарга́лка (špargálka) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Russian: шпо́ра (špóra) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Serbo-Croatian: пу̏шкица — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȕškica — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Slovak: ťahák — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Slovene: plonk listek — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Lower Sorbian: špikowański cedlik — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Upper Sorbian: špikcedlka — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Upper Sorbian: cedlka k špikowanju — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: machete — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: chuleta — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: acordeón — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: copialina — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: chivo — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: copiatín — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: chepe — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: copiazón — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: trencito — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Spanish: torpedo — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Swedish: fusklapp — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Tagalog: kodigo — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Turkish: kopya kâğıdı — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Turkish: kopya — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Ukrainian: шпарга́лка (šparhálka) — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Uzbek: shpargalka — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Vietnamese: bản quay phim — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Vietnamese: bản quay cóp — sheet of paper used to assist on a test
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簡要說明 /简要说明 (jiǎnyào shuōmíng) — any summary or quick reference
  • Chinese Mandarin: 備忘單 /备忘单 (bèiwàngdān) — any summary or quick reference
  • Finnish: muistilappu — any summary or quick reference
  • Finnish: lunttilappu — any summary or quick reference
  • Serbo-Croatian: podsjetnik — any summary or quick reference
  • Spanish: minuta — any summary or quick reference
  • Spanish: nota — any summary or quick reference
  • Spanish: acordeón — any summary or quick reference
  • Spanish: torpedo — any summary or quick reference
  • Turkish: hatırlatma kağıdı — any summary or quick reference