Cutesy-wootsy

//ˈkjutsiˈwutsi// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cute in an affected or excessive way. derogatory, informal, mildly, not-comparable

    "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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"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."

Etymology

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

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