cheesymite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cheesymites
Etymology: Blend of cheesy + vegemite.
Senses: examples: text: Sweet or Savoury Heinz Kidz Cheesymite Breadsticks Heinz watties Ltd, Australia Description: Breadstick snacks for toddlers free from sugar, artificial colors, flavors and preservatives that are enriched with iron folate and vitamins. They have a unique cheese and vegemite-like flavor.
ref: 2001, Food Processing, Volume 70, volume 70, Techpress (FPI) Limited, page 47:
text: As expected, feedback about the new product varied from positive, ‘I think it should be called Cheesymite’, ‘Lovely cheese flavour with vegemite’, ‘I would buy it and use it everyday on my toast for brekky’ through to ‘Fluff and plenty of bubbles. Leave the damned thing alone! ...’
ref: [2013 October 15, Leon Schiffman, Aron O'Cass, Angela Paladino, Jamie Carlson, “Case Studies”, in Consumer Behaviour, Pearson Higher Education AU, →ISBN, page 616:
text: In truth, it's a cauliflower soup but Cheesymite just makes it sound so much yummier – which is important, as it is delicious and it shouldn't be let down by a name. Oh, and it's so very, very simple.
ref: 2014 September 1, Emily Dupuche, Food Babies Love, Plum, →ISBN, page 70:
text: I flapped closer and cleared my throat. Barry looked up with a start. He glanced from me to the Cheesymite on the ground, as if unsure which of us had disturbed his private sad time.
ref: 2017 May 1, UTS Writers', And Watch the Whale Explode: 2017 UTS Writers' Anthology, Xou Pty Ltd, →ISBN:
text: Enter for vegan cheesymite jaffles and Pina Colada smoothies.
ref: 2018 October 9, Casey Vassallo, “Now Open: Little Green Arrives on Chapel Street”, in Broadsheet, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025:
text: "Morning, Natalie!" Emu would never cease to be amazed at how coffee shop employees could be so chipper at such ungodly hours of the day. "Extra-large black and a cheesymite?"
ref: 2019 May 18, Brooke Chang, Shadowrun: The Frame Job, Part 2: Emu, volume 2, Catalyst Game Labs:
text: What I began to notice is it's the little things that define who we are, like the groceries we put into our shopping trollies. I was used to shopping for the family, but now I could choose what I liked. It might seem easy but at times I was excited about these decisions, like red delicious apples instead of granny smiths, or cheesymite instead of vegemite. Seems crazy to some but it was like an epiphany to me.
ref: 2020, Renée Hollis, “A Work in Progress”, in Struggle and Success: True Stories That Reveal the Depths of the Human Experience, volume 3, Exisle Publishing, →ISBN, page 223:
text: The toasted bun can be slathered in butter or filled with cheese to create a cheesymite toastie.
ref: 2021 December 30, Erina Starkey, “Who needs dried fruit when you can have cheesymite hot cross buns”, in Delicious.com.au, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025:
text: This led to the creation of a new blended variant — mixing Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Vegemite to create a smoother, milder, easier to spread, "dipable" variant that was better suited for snacking. The new product because an instant success — within two months of launch, 2 million jars were sold, and the variant achieved 12% household penetration. Soon after the new variant was conceived, Kraft launched a "Name Me" campaign, and received as many as 48,000 suggestions. The most popular amongst these was the name "Cheesymite", which unfortunately, was already trademarked.
ref: [2023 September 13, Ashok Charan, “Chapter 4 Qualitative Research”, in Marketing Analytics Practitioner's Guide, The - Volume 1: Brand And Consumer, volume 1, World Scientific, →ISBN, page 96:
text: For longer events (over 15 hours) the lines between a main meal and your sports nutrition start to blur. The following list of options can be helpful for the ultra-runners, 24 hr mountain bikers and ultra-cyclists (e.g., Race Across America) who can access foods at checkpoints or via support crew, and may even stop briefly to eat. • ½ cup risotto or pasta with simple, low-fat sauce • 2-minute noodles • Toasted sandwich with your choice of fillings • Hash browns • Soup (you can add maltodextrin powder to boost the carb content) • Cheesymite, pizza or cheese/bacon roll
ref: 2023 November 28, Alan McCubbin, Steph Gaskell, “Putting it Together Practical and Logistical Concerns”, in Fueling Endurance - Answers to the most common nutrition questions that runners, cyclists & triathletes ask, Fueling Endurance, page 153:
glosses: A combination of vegemite and cheese.