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twee

[twee]

adjective

Chiefly British.
  1. affectedly dainty or quaint.

    twee writing about furry little creatures.



twee

/ twiː /

adjective

  1. excessively sentimental, sweet, or pretty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • tweely adverb
  • tweeness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twee1

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

Origin of twee1

C19: from tweet , mincing or affected pronunciation of sweet
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Some say adding edible flowers is a bit twee, but they certainly make meals look and feel more special.

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But that also affirms her as a real person as opposed to a flattened personality, one who is inoffensive, a little twee and unbothered about being an amateur with A-list chefs on speed dial.

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His version of twee has been hollowed out and boiled down to empty platitudes, bereft of any legitimately inspiring or actionable takeaways for the viewer.

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But one of the most joyous parts of watching and rewatching Paul King’s wonderful movie is that it’s happily running on the last vestiges of Obama-era twee.

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"Everything about Tobias and Almut is so easy and sanitised, so positively twee and precious, that they are borderline unbearable to watch."

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What else does twee mean?

Twee describes someone or something as affectedly and cloyingly cute, sweet, and quaint. It's also a subgenre of indie pop music.

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