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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  • But if the music leans more toward twee, the two books on the accompanying CD-Rom don't add much grit to the mix either. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 04-05 - October-November 2003
  • Either targeted at very young children or the twee-est hipster comedy document you will see in your life, —  Baltimore City Paper
  • We recommend playing some death metal at a very loud volume to counterbalance the near-lethal levels of twee, and ensure you have someone nearby to stop you from saying, 'Aw, bless' every 30 seconds. —  Web User: Seen This
  • Known for putting the wee in twee, they're not afraid to be cute, but they're also not afraid to be cutting. —  the finest kiss
  • 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
 

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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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