twee.
Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
Meaning & usage
Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
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.
Ellipsis of twee pop.
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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