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noun
Inexpensive unexceptional cheese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, informal, uncountable
Synonyms: rat cheese, government cheese
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Inexpensive unexceptional cheese.
American cheese portrayed as such.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, informal, uncountable
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Synonyms: rat cheese, government cheese
Antonyms: none provided
History
So called because it might be used in baiting a trap.
