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wee | twee |

As a noun wee

is .

As an adjective twee is

(british|pejorative) overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

wee

English

(wikipedia wee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (15c).

Adjective

(er)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 73:
    • I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
    You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, uncountable) urine
  • (colloquial) An act of urination.
    • to have a wee
    Synonyms
    * wee wee * See also * See also

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To urinate.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

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    twee

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British, pejorative) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
    • Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.

    Synonyms

    * precious * saccharine * syrupy

    Related terms

    * twee pop

    Quotations

    * 1999:' Despite the fact that the designs were all a bit '''twee . . . they stood out a mile in the market place at that time. — Janet Foster, ''Docklands: Urban Change and Conflict in a Community in Transition ISBN 1857282744, p. 82 * 2001:' Forget the clichéd image of ''Brigadoon'' and shortbread tins, the dreadfully '''twee tartan tat and Celtic kitsch that, sadly, still exists in the 21st century, and is too often passed off as a genuine Highland experience. — Alan Murphy, ''Scotland Highlands & Islands Handbook: The Travel Guide ISBN 1900949946, p. 11 * 2002:' As always with Disney, there are moments when it all seems a bit '''twee , others when it is excessively PC. — Peter Ellison, ''Folens Models for Writing: Essential Non-fiction ISBN 1843032317, p. 40 * 2005:' I just wouldn’t have felt comfortable saying, "I am a duckbilled platypus, and this is how I find my shrimps." I think it would have been '''twee . — Richard Dawkins, ''Darwin's Rottweiler (interview) Discover magazine 2005-09-08

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