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Main Entry:	chichi¹
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	pretentious, fussy
Etymology:	French

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Main Entry:	chichi²
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	chic, trendy
Etymology:	French

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Main Entry:	chichi
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	pretentiousness, fussiness
Etymology:	French

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chi·chi

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–adjective

1.	showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious.

–noun

2.	a chichi person or thing.

3.	the quality of being chichi.

[Origin: 1905–10; < F

]

—Synonyms 1. flashy, ostentatious, flamboyant.

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chi·chi Audio Help   (shē'shē) Pronunciation Key
adj.   chi·chi·er, chi·chi·est
Ostentatiously stylish; deliberately chic.

n.   Ostentatious stylishness.

[French.]

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chichi
adjective
1.	affectedly trendy and fashionable
noun
1.	someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way
2.	elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic]