See Also: candiru(dictionary)
twee(1)(dictionary)
twee(2)(dictionary)
twee(dictionary)
twee(dictionary)

twee(2) (iou) and candiru (iou)


twee(2) (iou)



twee adjective. [twi:] colloq. E20.
[Repr. a childish pronunc. of sweet.]
Sweet, dainty, chic. Now chiefly derog., affectedly dainty or quaint.
Independent We do not want Coniston to end up as another twee tourist village.
tweely adverb M20.
tweeness noun M20.

candiru (iou)



candiru noun. M19.
[Portuguese from Tupi candiru.]
A tiny bloodsucking catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, of the Amazon river system.