cheese tax | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seecheese,‎tax.; (Internetslang,idiomatic)A portion of cheese given to adomesticanimalsuch as adogorcat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for humanconsumption.2012November 1, “My cat recognizes Taco Bell bags and will pester the hell out of me until I give him a bite of tortilla. What weird idiosyncrasies do your pets have?”, inReddit:[kristakoma:] When you open cheese, he immediately recognizes he[sic]sound and climbs onto the table and meows at you until you pay the "cheese tax."2023March 1, puppysongs,TikTok‎[1], archived fromthe originalon7 March 2023:Thecheeeese tax! Thecheese tax!You gotta pay theCheese Taxevery time you're cookin'When the cheese comes out this puppy comes lookin'2024, L. A. Witt,Interference‎[2]:I gently tugged the bag of cheese away from Bear. “I already paid thecheese tax, and I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to eat more than that.”

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