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chicky

chicky

2 9.3
Slightly silly, cute style often like that of young women
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃɪki/
  • Informal
translation icon : niña
  • - You can be replaced, chicky baby.

Examples

  • Here, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky...

  • Turn around, chicky baby.

  • Here, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky...

  • Here, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky, chicky...

  • The decorations for the party were very chicky, with lots of pastel colors and cute characters.

  • She wore a chicky dress that had frills and bright colors, perfect for the summer festival.

  • The little girl's chicky giggle made everyone around her smile.

Synonyms

cute
vschicky
170 3.1

Trying to be charming in a way that feels false

is less about deliberate artifice and more about casual, slightly silly manner
girly
vschicky
  • Informal
49 3.7

Having a cute, soft style with lace, ribbons, or pastel colors

is more informal and slightly silly in style than pure femininity
girlish
vschicky
21 3.5

Having innocent, playful ways like a young girl

is more about casual cutesy silliness often in young women's behaviour
cutesy
vschicky
  • Informal
16 7.2

To try to seem very sweet and childish in a fake way

is only slightly silly and informal rather than being excessively cute or affected
girlie
vschicky
  • Informal
13 5.6

Made for girls with a very feminine, young style

is more about informal, slightly silly behaviour than product design or style
cutesy-wootsy
vschicky
  • Informal
1 9.9

Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way

is subtler and simply slightly silly in behaviour rather than exaggerated
cutesy-poo
vschicky
  • Informal
9.4

Too cute in a silly or fake way

is milder and more informal, showing slight silliness rather than excess

How Cutesy

twee
1 9.1
cutesy
  • Informal
16 7.2
chicky
  • Informal
2 9.3
playful
79 1.6

Surface Forms

chicky positive

Morphology

chicky = chick (semi-transparent) = chick + y

The word 'chicky' is formed from 'chick' plus the suffix '-y', but its informal meaning relating to style or behavior is not directly predictable from the base word.

Etymology

Chicky comes from chick plus the ending -y, where chick means a 'young bird' and is also a casual word for a young woman. So think of something 'like a chick', cute and playful, and you will remember that chicky means 'cutesy' or slightly silly in style.