Chichi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃi.ʃi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chichi is an adjective meaning (mildly derogatory) Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
Meaning
(mildly derogatory) Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
More Meanings
- (slang, Latin America, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
Example Sentences
Going in gangs to those chichi clubs at Maidenhead.
We drove up the mountain and found the narrow streets chock full of chichi tourists.
The sort of real delicious Italian country cooking that is a revelation after so much chichi Italian food dished up in London.
If this was in Cornwall, which it so closely resembles, it would have become the most chichi of gentrified enclaves, colonised by big-name chefs and celebrity regulars.
Word Forms
- chi-chi
- chi chi
- chichis
Synonyms for chichi
Depending on context, synonyms include bourgie, fashionable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fashionable, arty, hipsterish, voguish, schmancy, nobby.
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