cutesy

comparative cutesier · superlative cutesiest

1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

   The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.

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   If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic.

   2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 231f

   Synonyms: cutesy-wootsy, saccharine, precious, syrupy, twee