[ˈʃiːʃiː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- attempting stylish elegance but achieving only an over-elaborate pretentiousness
(e.g: the tiny chi-chi dining room)


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Origin:
early 20th century (in the sense ‘showiness or pretentious object’): from French, of imitative origin

[ˈʃiːʃiː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- pretentious and over-elaborate refinement
(e.g: a good restaurant without the chi-chi traditionally associated with French food)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century (in the sense ‘showiness or pretentious object’): from French, of imitative origin

[ˈʃiːʃiː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a woman's breast


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s: military slang, of Japanese origin