too-too
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of too-too
First recorded in 1890–95; originally adjective use of adverb phrase too too
Example Sentences
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That’s the state of the 2020 campaign right now — premature, oversupplied, overanxious and, as several of the Democratic hopefuls noted on both nights, prone to using Republican talking points to eliminate one another as too left or too centrist or just too-too.
From Washington Post
“Too-too 22nd century,” Janet grumbled.
From The Verge
“Too-too happy. Too-too crowded. Too-too cozy. You gotta toughen up. Grow up, too.”
From The Verge
“This bot’s for you, too-too,” she said with a wicked grin.
From The Verge
Not everything is too-too adorable in “Isle of Dogs,” which possesses more than its share of grimness, suffering and death.
From Washington Post
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