Cheugy

//ˈt͡ʃuːɡi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Uncool; tryhard. Internet, US, neologism

    "Alex Lugger, 32, a boat marketer in Springfield, Mo., said that she self identifies as a bit cheugy. (She also learned about the word through TikTok.) “We were basic in our 20s and now we’re cheugy in our 30s,” she said."

Slang
  1. 1
    Outdated in an uncool, trying-too-hard way. slang, internet, 2020s

    "That phrase feels cheugy now."

Synonyms

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démodéold hatold schoolold-fashionedossifiedoutmoded

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"Alex Lugger, 32, a boat marketer in Springfield, Mo., said that she self identifies as a bit cheugy. (She also learned about the word through TikTok.) “We were basic in our 20s and now we’re cheugy in our 30s,” she said."

Etymology

Reportedly coined by American high school student Gaby Rasson in 2013 to describe "people who were slightly off trend" and subsequently popularized by her peers.

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