Invocation using "emacs -Q" also shows the function to be undefined (and
to report it as a bug):

$ emacs -Q
<In the *scratch* buffer>
(describe-function 'cheeso-reform-string) C-j
"cheeso-reform-string is an alias for `nil',                                    
which is not defined.  Please make a bug report."



In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin10.8.0, NS apple-appkit-1038.36)
 of 2013-05-07 on lucien
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1038
Configured using:
 `configure --with-ns --with-wide-int
 --x-includes=/opt/local/include/X11 --x-libraries=/opt/local/lib/X11
 CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I/opt/local/include
 -I/opt/ncurses/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib
 -L/opt/local/lib -L/opt/ncurses/lib'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: IELM

Minor modes in effect:
  nxhtml-menu-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  eldoc-mode: t
  erc-ring-mode: t
  erc-menu-mode: t
  erc-list-mode: t
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  erc-networks-mode: t
  erc-netsplit-mode: t
  erc-match-mode: t
  erc-log-mode: t
  erc-dcc-mode: t
  erc-button-mode: t
  erc-fill-mode: t
  erc-stamp-mode: t
  erc-autojoin-mode: t
  erc-irccontrols-mode: t
  erc-noncommands-mode: t
  erc-move-to-prompt-mode: t
  erc-readonly-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
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  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
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  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
w h e n - e m a c s SPC ( <backspace> ( 2 4 SPC <backspace> 
) S-SPC ( r e q u i r e SPC ' <left> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<left> <backspace> 3 <down> n x <backspace> <backspace> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <backspace> 4 <down> <down> 
s o l a r i z e d ) ) ) <return> ( r e q u i r e SPC 
; c l <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> ' c l ) <return> 
<help-echo> <wheel-up> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> q <wheel-up> <wheel-up> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> C-SPC M-e M-e M-e M-e 
M-w M-> C-y <wheel-up> <double-wheel-up> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> c l : <backspace> - <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> C-e <left> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <right> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> b o d y <return> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> SPC s-> M-> <return> <wheel-up> 
<help-echo> <wheel-up> <help-echo> <help-echo> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <down> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <return> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> C-x 5 b C-g <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> M-x e m a <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> r e p o <tab> r <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
End of buffer [5 times]
call-interactively: End of buffer [3 times]
No match
End of buffer [3 times]
Entering debugger...
Back to top level.
Mark set [4 times]
Entering debugger...
Quit
Making completion list...

Load-path shadows:
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/Users/drurowin/elisp/nxhtml/related/visual-basic-mode hides /Users/drurowin/elisp/visual-basic-mode
/Users/drurowin/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/textmodes/ispell hides /Users/drurowin/elisp/ispell
/Users/drurowin/elisp/nxhtml/related/csharp-mode hides /Users/drurowin/elisp/csharp-mode

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