say cheese

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say cheese

verb says cheese · saying cheese · said cheese

idiomatic, imperative To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth). Danny watched the birdie and said cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.

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verb elicit a smile from someone for a photograph

日本語	チーズ chīzu
中文	茄子 qiézi
Português	dizer xis
Tiếng Việt	cười lên nào

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@misc{say_cheese_2026,
  title = {say cheese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/say%20cheese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}