cutesy

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cutesy

/ˈkjuːtsi/ UK
/ˈkjutsi/ US

Rhymes with -uːtsi

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From cute + -sy.

adjective cutesier · cutesiest

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.
Similar: cutesy-wootsy, saccharine, precious, syrupy, twee

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@misc{cutesy_2026,
  title = {cutesy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cutesy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}