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Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 13, 2008
chichi \SHEE-shee\, adjective:
Affectedly trendy.
From the French word that literally means "curl of false hair"; used figuratively in the phrases faire des chichis, "to have affected manners, to make a fuss"; and gens à chichis. Sometimes spelled "chi-chi."
Examples in Literature:
"Going in gangs to those chichi clubs at Maidenhead."-- E. Taylor, Game of Hide-&-Seek
"Going in gangs to those chichi clubs at Maidenhead."-- E. Taylor, Game of Hide-&-Seek
"The sort of real delicious Italian country cooking that is a revelation after so much chichi Italian food dished up in London."-- Daily Telegraph, January 22, 1969
posted by )(( hannah mello ))( @ 2:30 PM
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