Twee?

[seaurchin]

I keep hearing this word lately and don't quite get what it means, even after looking it up online. I think that in general, it means sickeningly cute or something like that but I can't think of any examples.

Please post examples of "twee" here. Pics are welcome!

 

[ShinyPink]

I had to look it up, too. It's a British term, so I'm no help. I can't even guess what is sickeningly cute, unless they're talking about a super-duper cute puppy or similar.

 

[LilAlex]

I always hear it in the context of Wes Anderson films. I don't think of it as sickeningly sweet. None of the synonyms that popped up match what I'm looking for. Which means that somewhere there is a perfect Yiddish word for it -- or a sentence-length German compound adjective!

I think like "affectedly quaint/droll."

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I keep hearing this word lately and don't quite get what it means, even after looking it up online. I think that in general, it means sickeningly cute or something like that but I can't think of any examples.

Please post examples of "twee" here. Pics are welcome!

i for one dont like it and dont use it
i often see Americans use it on the court jeweller (a site for royal jewellery watching)
it is a condersending term and not in the least bit complimentry usually to describe something that is small or perseveed as babyish

I had to look it up, too. It's a British term, so I'm no help. I can't even guess what is sickeningly cute, unless they're talking about a super-duper cute puppy or similar.

i am surprised this is a British word as i had never heard it before i started reading the comments on the court jeweller site as written by Americans
it is only ever used with negative conitations

it features pretty much near the top of words i dislike and never use