cheesecake

[ cheez-keyk ]

noun

1. Also cheese cake. a cake having a firm custardlike texture, made with cream cheese, cottage cheese, or both, and sometimes topped with a jamlike fruit mixture.
2. Informal. Also called leg art. photographs featuring scantily clothed attractive women.

cheesecake

/ ˈtʃiːzˌkeɪk /

noun

1. a rich tart with a biscuit base, filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cream, sugar, and often sultanas, sometimes having a fruit topping
2. slang.
   women displayed for their sex appeal, as in photographs in magazines, newspapers, or films Compare beefcake

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheesecake¹

1400–50; 1930–35, cheesecake fordef 2; late Middle English chese kake; cheese ¹, cake

Example Sentences

People go into a diner and order the specialty of the house, cheesecake.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the DofE participants delicately places raspberries on a cheesecake as a finishing touch.

From BBC

In Jeddah, the rich and connected watch the race from the premium lounge, with a commanding view of the track and “grazing tables” loaded with precision-prepared pastries and concoctions such as caviar cheesecake.

From Los Angeles Times

It's hard not to get a cheesecake vibe off the chest-first photography or the TikTok videos that pretend it's normal to bake bread while dressed like a pin-up.

From Salon

Indeed, many of the women who posed for the cheesecake photos espouse conservative Christianity.

From Salon