cutesy

English

Etymology

From cute +‎ -sy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkjutsi/

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• Rhymes: -uːtsi

Adjective

cutesy (comparative cutesier, superlative cutesiest)

1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

   The couple called each other cutesy pet names, like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.

   • 2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 231f:

     If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic.

Synonyms

• cutesy-wootsy, saccharine, precious, syrupy, twee

Derived terms

• cutesification
• cutesify
• cutesily
• cutesiness
• cutesy-poo

 

Anagrams

• cestuy, cuteys