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What (who) is twee - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Twee (disambiguation)
twee
¦ adjective (tweer, tweest) Brit. excessively quaint, pretty, or sentimental.
Derivatives
tweely adverb
tweeness noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: representing a child's pronunciation of sweet.
twee
If you say that something is twee, it is pretty or sentimental in a way that you think is excessive or silly. (BRIT)
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ [disapproval]
Twee minuten stilte
DUTCH DETECTIVE NOVEL BY KAREL VAN HET REVE
Twee Minuten Stilte
("Two minutes' silence") is a novel by Dutch academic, writer, and essayist Karel van het Reve. First published in 1959, the detective novel follows the investigation into a murder at a Dutch research institute.
Wikipedia
Twee
Twee (Dutch for two) may refer to:
- Twee pop, a music genre
- Twee River, a river that forms the Groot River (Western Cape), South Africa
Examples of use of twee
1. He‘s been accused of being twee, sentimental and nostalgic.
2. Tanned, toned and fit, she conveys the message÷ I don‘t do twee.
3. Bolan‘s writing was spidery, and the tiny cartoons were as twee as you might expect.
4. By 1'76, the Rollers were twee and trite, yesterday‘s teen icons.
5. If anyone thinks it might be a collection of lovely songs by some twee old folkie then they‘d be mistaken.