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twee.

Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/twiː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

    Ireland · UK · derogatory
    Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.
Where this word comes from

From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.

noun/twiː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Ellipsis of twee pop.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.

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