cutesy-poo

[ kyoot-see-poo ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. embarrassingly or sickeningly cute.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutesy-poo¹

poo perhaps variant of pie (as in cutie pie ), altered to rhyme with u of cutesy

Example Sentences

If you can look at that gift in your hands and seriously feel annoyed that you can’t exchange it for a different size or color, and if you think you can aw-shucks this annoyance using cutesy-poo McLanguage, then I don’t know what I can possibly say to you to change your mind.

From Washington Post

“He has transformed material like the Beatles cutesy-poo ‘With a Little Help From My Friends,’ and the schmaltzy ‘You Are So Beautiful’ into ragged, soulful numbers of his own creation,” critic Steven X. Rea wrote in High Fidelity magazine in 1982.

From Washington Post

The episode was a less-charming retread of her appearance last fall, and a reminder that this show is at its best when it's not straining to dazzle us with cutesy-poo campiness and big-name guest stars.

From Salon

Their implausible, cutesy-poo meeting and its sentimental payoff are drawn out in a preposterous subplot in which Sam, who could face charges of kidnapping, lets the boy, Rasheen, stay in his apartment after feebly trying to deliver him to the proper authorities.

From New York Times

At the top, on the deck itself: a pink elephant statue; topiary in the shape of a giant cat; dozens of palm trees; giant yellow-and-white-striped umbrellas; small misting fans on the tables; and a menu of drinks with cutesy-poo names like Pair of Pears, Absolut-ly Peachy and Berry Berry Good.

From New York Times