chichi (SHEE-shee) adjective

   Affectedly elegant.

noun

   1. Showy stylishness

   2. A person with such quality.

[From French.]

   "If all that sounds too chichi, get back to basics with the traditional
   present - socks ..."
   Bazaar, The Independent (London), Nov 2, 1996.

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