twee

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This audio labor of love for longtime friends Curt Kentner and Mark Rothkopf is built upon a deep-rooted love for the music-primarily anchored to the genre of indie pop, or the slightly less complimentary tag of "twee" - they've released over these past 10 years.

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  • Ik is alleen hier en twee van mij kinders is al dood, and nou le die dochtertje ernstig ziek in die hospital?” —  Woman's Endurance
  • They entered through another skull-gate and thence through massive stone walls and huge rooms into the throne-room of the god-king. —  Conan
  • This audio labor of love for longtime friends Curt Kentner and Mark Rothkopf is built upon a deep-rooted love for the music-primarily anchored to the genre of indie pop, or the slightly less complimentary tag of "twee" - they've released over these past 10 years. —  AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
  • The whining hum reached a peak. —  Time Streams
  • "Little bird went twee twee," said Russell. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
 

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Twee has been looked up 437 times, favorited twice, listed 71 times, and commented on twice.

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Etymologies (2)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Alteration of tweet, baby-talk alteration of sweet.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. By aphesis from etwee, ettwee, étui: see étui, Cf. tweeze.
 

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/twi/
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