Meaning & use
meet-cute
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A charming, often contrived first encounter between two characters who go on to become romantically involved, especially in film or fiction.
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The movie opens with a classic meet-cute at a rain-soaked bus stop.
Critics joked that the script relied on an overly convenient meet-cute to kick off the romance.
A note on using this word
The term emerged from Hollywood screenwriting slang in the mid-20th century and has since become standard vocabulary in film and romance criticism.
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