too-too

[ too-too ]

adjective

1. excessively and tastelessly affected:

   The movie was simply too-too.

adverb

1. in an excessively and tastelessly affected manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of too-too¹

First recorded in 1890–95; originally adjective use of adverb phrase too too

Example Sentences

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

“This bot’s for you, too-too,” she said with a wicked grin.

From The Verge

“Too-too happy. Too-too crowded. Too-too cozy. You gotta toughen up. Grow up, too.”

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

Related Words

• exceedingly
• extremely
• immensely
• inordinately
• too
• unduly
• very much