English Explanatory Dictionary

Cheerios

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.
noun
  1. plural of Cheerio
noun
  1. plural of cheerio

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Cheerios.wav

Word forms

Cheerios

Etymology

Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats.

Derived words

Cheerios effect piss in someone's Cheerios shit in someone's Cheerios
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