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Reduplicatives



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chichi PRONUNCIATION: (SHEE-shee)

MEANING: adjective: Affectedly elegant.

noun: Showy stylishness.

ETYMOLOGY: From French, of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1908.

USAGE: "If all that sounds too chichi, get back to basics with the traditional present -- socks."

Bazaar; The Independent (London); Nov 2, 1996.

See more usage examples of chichi in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.



A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Men are the devils of the earth and the animals are its tormented souls. -Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788-1860)





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