twee

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adjectiveChiefly British.
  1. affectedly dainty or quaint: twee writing about furry little creatures.

Origin of twee

1
1900–05; apparently reduced from tweet (perhaps via pronunciation twiʔ), mimicking child's pronunciation of sweet

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twee

/ (twiː) /


adjective
  1. British excessively sentimental, sweet, or pretty

Origin of twee

1
C19: from tweet, mincing or affected pronunciation of sweet

Derived forms of twee

  • tweely, adverb
  • tweeness, noun

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