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chichi

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chi·chi  (shsh)
adj. chi·chi·er, chi·chi·est
Ostentatiously stylish; deliberately chic.
n.
Ostentatious stylishness.

[French.]

chichi1
adj
affectedly pretty or stylish
n
the quality of being affectedly pretty or stylish
[from French]

chichi2
n pl chichis (formerly, in India)
(Social Science / Peoples)
a.  a person of mixed British and Indian descent; Anglo-Indian
b.  (as modifier) a chichi accent Also (less common) chee-chee
[perhaps from Hindi chhī-chhī, literally: dirt, or perhaps imitative of their supposed singsong speech]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chichi - someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way
dresser - a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
2.chichichichi - elegance by virtue of being fashionable
elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness - stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
Adj.1.chichi - affectedly trendy and fashionable
stylish, fashionable - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"
Translations
chichi [ˈʃiːʃiː] ADJafectado, cursi
chichi
adj (inf)todschick (inf), → auf schön gemacht (inf); dress etcverspielt, niedlich


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I saw at Low's Harbour the Chilotans making chichi, or cider, with this fruit: so true is it, as Humboldt remarks, that almost everywhere man finds means of preparing some kind of beverage from the vegetable kingdom.
 
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