cutey
Americannoun
plural
cuteysUsage
What does cutey mean? Cutey is a less common spelling of cutie—an informal word for a person considered cute or attractive. It can be used to refer to such a person, as in There are a couple of real cuteys in my math class, or to address such a person, as in Hey, cutey, I missed you!This sense of the word can be considered demeaning toward the person it’s referring to or addressing. But that’s not always the case, especially when it’s directed toward a person by someone they love as a term of affection. Cutey can also be used as a term of endearment and affection that’s especially used to refer to or to address young children, much like sweetheart, sweetie, or darling. Example: Your nephew is such a cutey—look at that sweet face!
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He was considered a divine dancer by the buds, and counted as a cutey by widows.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro
You had on that there same cutey little hat and jacket and all.”
From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
It's a cutey, take it from little Ikey.
From You Should Worry Says John Henry by McHugh, Hugh
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
