chichi gathering
- noun
- /ˈʃiːʃi ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
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evento elegante
- At the chichi gathering, everyone wore designer clothes and sipped champagne.
Examples
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He felt out of place at the chichi gathering with its exclusive guest list and fancy decor.
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They threw a lavish chichi gathering to impress their new neighbors.
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The charity ball was a chichi gathering of the city's elite.
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Are you attending the chichi gathering this weekend?
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At the chichi gathering, everyone wore designer clothes and sipped champagne.
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He felt out of place at the chichi gathering with its exclusive guest list and fancy decor.
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The charity ball was a chichi gathering of the city's elite.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
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1.9
A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together
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1.9
A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves
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2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
Antonyms
How Stylish
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an elegant or pretentious social event' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chichi' (stylish, affected) modifying 'gathering' (a social assembly). This adjective+noun pattern is a straightforward and cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Chichi gathering likely comes from the French word chichi, from 'chic' meaning showy, and gathering meaning a meeting. Picture a small party where people wear fancy clothes and try to impress each other, and that's why it means 'an elegant or pretentious social event'.