見掛け倒し — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheesy adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
• shoddy adj Badly made or of poor quality.

Senses

見掛け倒し is used for these senses in English:

• cheesy (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

cheesy — full definition

1. adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
2. adj Overly sentimental, corny, or of poor quality in an obvious way.

Related Japanese words