The business or practice of selling cheese; sometimes used pejoratively to mean deceptive or petty dealings in cheese or other goods.
Gerund of 'cheesemonger'. The term can be neutral (simply selling cheese) or derogatory (suggesting cheap or dishonest trade practices), reflecting how '-mongering' developed negative connotations over time.
Notice how 'mongering' became a pejorative—while a 'fishmonger' is respected, 'fear-mongering' is definitely bad; language reveals how societies valued different trades and later developed skepticism of commerce.
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