Cheerios

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/ === Proper noun === Cheerios A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills. ==== Derived terms ==== Cheerios effect piss in someone's Cheerios shit in someone's Cheerios ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Cheerios plural of Cheerio ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cheerios. === References ===