cutesy

English

Etymology

From cute +‎ -sy.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkjutsi/
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  • Rhymes: -uːtsi

Adjective

cutesy (comparative cutesier, superlative cutesiest)

  1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
    The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.
    • 2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 231f:
      If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic.

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References

  1. ^ “cutesy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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