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Main Entry:twee
Pronunciation: twë
Function: adjective
Etymology:baby-talk alteration of sweet
Date:1905
chiefly British : affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint <such a theme might sound twee or corny — Times Literary Supplement>
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