cute·sy

[kyoot-see]
adjective, cute·si·er, cute·si·est. Informal.
forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.
Also, cute·sie.


Origin:
1910–15; cute + -sy

cute·si·ness, noun
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cutesy (ˈkjuːtsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , cutesier, cutesiest
informal chiefly (US) affectedly cute or coy

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Cutesy is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

cutesy
"artificially or annoyingly cute," by 1968, from cute.
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Example sentences
Few things are more grating than a vain dullard trying to be cutesy and witty
  in a public forum.
So the point is that you're here to build a road and not make a little cutesy
  structure.
While this is objectively interesting, the cutesy wink to the reader at the end
  is both predictable and patronizing.
The cutesy tone of this blog is quite grating considering the way citizens are
  treated by your employees.
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