| Main Entry: | chichi1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pretentious, fussy |
| Etymology: | French |
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chichi
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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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–noun
| 1. | showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious. |
| 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
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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] |
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chichi
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