cutesy-wootsy

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cutesy-wootsy

  • /ˌkjutsiˈwutsi/ US

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Reduplication from cutesy; compare fuzzy-wuzzy, palsy-walsy.

adjective more cutesy-wootsy · most cutesy-wootsy

  1. derogatory, informal, mildly Cute in an affected or excessive way. Why didn’t I marry the girl? Well, there was her cutesy-wootsy boarding school argot, for one. Couldn’t bear it. “Barf” for vomit, “ticked off” for angry, “a howl” for funny, “crackers” for crazy, “teeny” for tiny.

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@misc{cutesy_wootsy_2026,
  title = {cutesy-wootsy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cutesy-wootsy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}