Meaning & use
cutesy
Deliberately or excessively cute in a way that seems affected or overdone, informal and mildly critical.
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The cafe's cutesy decor, all pastel hearts and cartoon animals, felt a bit much.
He hated the cutesy nickname his coworkers had given him.
A note on using this word
Cutesy is almost always disapproving, unlike plain 'cute', suggesting that the cuteness is forced, exaggerated, or trying too hard.
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