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twee — twee·dle·dum; twee·tle; twee; twee·dle; … English syllables
twee — /twee/, adj. Chiefly Brit. affectedly dainty or quaint: twee writing about furry little creatures. [1900 05; appar. reduced from tweet (perh. via pron. twi), mimicking child s pron. of SWEET] * * * … Universalium
twee — [twi:] adj BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: A baby s way of saying sweet] very pretty or perfect, in a way that you find silly or unpleasant ▪ She produced twee little flower paintings … Dictionary of contemporary English
twee — [ twi ] adjective BRITISH something that is twee is intended to be attractive but seems too perfect to be real … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Twee — is a word you would generally hear older people say. It means dainty orquaint. A bit like the way you chaps think of England I suppose … The American's guide to speaking British
twee — ► ADJECTIVE (tweer, tweest) Brit. ▪ excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental. ORIGIN representing a child s pronunciation of SWEET(Cf. ↑sweetly) … English terms dictionary
twee — [twē] adj. [back form. < tweet, in same sense < child s pronun. of SWEET] Brit. affectedly clever, dainty, sweet, etc … English World dictionary
twee — adjective /twiː/ Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste. Syn: precious, saccharine, syrupy See Also … Wiktionary
twee — adjective BrE something that is twee looks too pretty or perfect: That picture of little cottages with lace curtains is rather twee … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twee — UK [twiː] / US [twɪ] adjective British something that is twee is intended to be attractive but seems too perfect to be real little girls in twee designer dresses … English dictionary
