chichi
noun
chi·chi
| \ ˈshē-(ˌ)shē
also ˈchē-(ˌ)chē\
also ˈchē-(ˌ)chē\
Definition of chichi
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chichi
adjectiveDefinition of chichi (Entry 2 of 2)
Examples of chichi in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Washington area alone has the Jason, the Adele, Eliot on 4th, the Tiffany, AVA, the chichi-sounding Henri, the George, the Lacey. — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, "From ‘Liz’ to ‘The Jason’: The bizarre trend of fancy apartments with human names," 23 Aug. 2019 Freeway demolition on Octavia helped reconnect Hayes Valley to the Lower Haight and Civic Center in the early 2000s, creating an enclave of chichi boutiques, taprooms and expensive homes. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "City transit officials vote to close block in Hayes Valley to car traffic, adding bike lane," 16 July 2019 They are given adjoining rooms at the local chichi hotel and are seated together at the rehearsal dinner. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Destination Wedding’ Review: A Trip to Loathing," 30 Aug. 2018 The Love, the chichi Stephen Starr-Aimee Olexy newcomer at 18th and Sansom Streets, has started weekday lunch. — Michael Klein, Philly.com, "Let's Eat: Arancini and tagliatelle at a corner bar?," 10 Jan. 2018 Scott didn’t appear to be in her beachfront home in the chichi Jupiter Island. — Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, "Martin County commissioners don’t appear at Stuart court arraignment | Miami Herald," 18 Dec. 2017 While a California Chardonnay from the Napa Valley might have cachet, winemaker Michael Faltz said his products are on par with those chichi West Coast varietals. — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, "Wine production is a family affair at Fox Valley Winery in Oswego," 11 Aug. 2017 Alongside the usual tra-la-la and chichi of Fashion Week in Paris, a fair amount of blah-blah was heard about the potential merging of the sexes on runways and the end of a separate men’s wear season altogether. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, "Dior Homme Stays in Its Safe Space," 28 June 2017 Top on our list is Le Grand Pan, a neighborhood spot advertising cuisine sans chichis, a meat-lover’s paradise. — Don And Petie Kladstrup, Smithsonian, "Does the Classic Paris Meal Still Exist?," 9 Feb. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Revelers from across the country and abroad were parading through Berlin on Saturday from chichi Kurfuerstendamm street in the west to the city’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. — Washington Post, "Tens of thousands take part in LGBT event in Berlin," 27 July 2019 Yet, everyday cooks don’t need to read a lactic science paper to understand how to make chichi butter choices. — Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post, "How to put fancy, high-fat butter to its best use," 21 June 2019 The pages inside the magazine are just as chichi as the cover, featuring an array of pieces from the Paris Couture collections, including conceptual designs from Marni, Loewe, Calvin Klein, and Emporio Armani. — Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE.com, "Lindsay Lohan Is Back and On the Cover of a Major Fashion Magazine," 26 Sep. 2017 Of course, there were clues: Michael kicked a puppy in the very second episode, and no self-respecting Elysium so closely resembles a chichi outdoor mall in Pasadena. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Good Place Is Still TV Heaven," 20 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chichi.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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