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chi⋅chi

[shee-shee]
–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


1. flashy, ostentatious, flamboyant.
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chi·chi   (shē'shē)   
adj.   chi·chi·er, chi·chi·est
Ostentatiously stylish; deliberately chic.
n.  Ostentatious stylishness.

[French.]
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Main Entry:  chichi1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  pretentious, fussy
Etymology:  French
Main Entry:  chichi2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  chic, trendy
Etymology:  French
Main Entry:  chichi
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  pretentiousness, fussiness
Etymology:  French
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