twee
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
- tweely adverb
- tweeness noun
Etymology
Origin of twee
1900–05; apparently reduced from tweet (perhaps via pronunciation twiʔ ), mimicking child's pronunciation of sweet
Example Sentences
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“I’ve always thought water fountains were a bit twee,” he says with a smile, but now he loves his.
From Los Angeles Times
We’re less than a year removed from the Pollyanna twee of “The Life of Chuck,” and daily life has only become more cruel.
From Salon
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is sticky sweet and sludgy and so cloyingly aesthetic that the roadkill bleeds ropes of twee entrails.
From Los Angeles Times
Some say adding edible flowers is a bit twee, but they certainly make meals look and feel more special.
From Salon
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.
From Salon
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