How to explain the meaning of 'cheesy' (or 'corny') to Japanese friends? When talking in English to Japanese friends, I sometimes use the word 'cheesy' to describe something, before forgetting that it's a word a lot of them don't know! I find that it's really, really difficult to explain what it means using simple English, and I can never find a Japanese translation which quite captures the same feeling. If there is anybody Japanese out there who understands the word, please provide one (or both!) of the following: 1) A close Japanese translation or translations 2) A sentence in Japanese that you would use to explain the concept to another Japanese person. It's not really that important a word I guess, but this issue has been bugging me for a long time! N.B. Some people might use the word 'corny' to mean the same thing!