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cutesy.

Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkjuːtsi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkjutsi/General-American
  1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

    The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.
Where this word comes from

From cute + -sy.

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