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chichi

[ shee-shee ]

adjective

  1. showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious.

    Synonyms: , ,

noun

  1. a chichi person or thing.
  2. the quality of being chichi.

chichi

1

/ ˈʃːˌʃː /

adjective

  1. affectedly pretty or stylish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the quality of being affectedly pretty or stylish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chichi

2

/ ˈʃːˌʃː /

noun

  1. Also (less common)chee-chee
    1. a person of mixed British and Indian descent; Anglo-Indian
    2. ( as modifier )

      a chichi accent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chichi1

Borrowed into English from French around 1905–10
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chichi1

C20: from French

Origin of chichi2

C18: perhaps from Hindi ī-ī, literally: dirt, or perhaps imitative of their supposed singsong speech

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