cutie
Americannoun
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Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address).
Hi, cutie.
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Slang.
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a person who tries to outsmart an opponent, as an athlete who outmaneuvers an opposing player.
The tackle was a real cutie when blocking on trap plays.
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a clever or cunning maneuver.
He pulled a cutie.
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noun
Usage
What does cutie mean? Cutie is 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 cuties in my math class, or to address such a person, as in Hey, cutie, 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.Cutie 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.Cutie can also be spelled as cutey, but this is much less common.Example: Your nephew is such a cutie—look at that sweet face!
Etymology
Origin of cutie
Example Sentences
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Peep Ludacris as a cutie child on page 288.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023
Similarly, in VanderMeer’s 2017 novel “Borne,” the titular character is a green lump, both a terrifying nightmare weapon and a cutie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023
She later posted a photo on social media with figure skater Natalia Zabiiako — who has competed for Russia, Estonia and Canada — and the caption “my cutie pie.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022
Lil cutie baby dinosaurs abound here, and narration by David Attenborough and a score by Hans Zimmer push things into a lush, meditative zone.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022
We should not make it a personal thing, 12TH JUROR: Um, if no one else has an idea, I may have a cutie here.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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