autocutie moment
- noun
- Slang
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momento adorable
- There was an autocutie moment when the baby giggled for the first time.
Examples
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She captured an autocutie moment on camera when her puppy fell asleep on her lap.
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Her smile created an autocutie moment during the photoshoot.
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His autocutie moments are the highlight of our family gatherings.
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That was such an autocutie moment!
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She captured an autocutie moment on camera when her puppy fell asleep on her lap.
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There was an autocutie moment when the baby giggled for the first time.
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His autocutie moments are the highlight of our family gatherings.
Synonyms
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2.1
A short time when you feel very happy
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3.5
A short time of warm feelings you remember
A short pleasant feeling that makes you feel warm and happy
A happy moment you remember with a warm, sweet feeling
How Cute
Surface Forms
Morphology
autocutie + moment
The first constituent 'autocutie' is not a recognized dictionary word and appears to be informal/slang blending (auto- + cutie), so a B1 learner who only knows the listed constituents would not reliably infer its sense. 'Moment' only supplies the temporal frame, and the novel coinage and slangy formation make the overall meaning unpredictable without prior exposure or cultural knowledge.
Etymology
Autocutie moment may come from joining auto, meaning 'automatic', and cutie, meaning a 'cute' person or thing. If a phone or app catches a tiny, sweet scene by itself, that small, accidental moment is an autocutie moment, so the phrase means a short, especially adorable moment that makes people smile.