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Vinony

twee

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /twiː/

adj

Etymology: From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.

  1. Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

    “Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.”

    “Despite the fact that the designs were all a bit twee […] they stood out a mile in the market place at that time.”

noun

Etymology: From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.

  1. Ellipsis of twee pop.

    “Even the wider world got its doses of twee sound, from the fluffy pop of Aztec Camera to the stylish bounce of the Railway Children.”

    “Wang points out the very clear links between twee and queer culture, as many 90s twee bands “played alongside queercore bands like Team Dresch.[…]””