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–adjective
Chiefly British
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affectedly dainty or quaint:
twee writing about furry little creatures.
Origin:
1900–05;
appar. reduced from
tweet
(perh. via pron.
twiʔ
), mimicking child's pron. of
sweet
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twee
(twē)
adj.
Chiefly British
Overly precious or nice.
[Alteration of
tweet
, baby-talk alteration of
sweet
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
twee
"tiny, dainty, miniature," 1905, from childish pronunciation of
sweet
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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