"cutesy-poo" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cutesy-poo [comparative], most cutesy-poo [superlative]
Etymology: From cutesy + -poo (“forming affectionate, playful diminutives”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cutesy|-poo|t2=forming affectionate, playful diminutives}} cutesy + -poo (“forming affectionate, playful diminutives”) Head templates: {{en-adj|head=cutesy-poo}} cutesy-poo (comparative more cutesy-poo, superlative most cutesy-poo)
  1. (often derogatory) Overly or unpleasantly cute. Tags: derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-cutesy-poo-en-adj-ju54VwRR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cutesypoo

Noun

Forms: cutesy-poos [plural]
Etymology: From cutesy + -poo (“forming affectionate, playful diminutives”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cutesy|-poo|t2=forming affectionate, playful diminutives}} cutesy + -poo (“forming affectionate, playful diminutives”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cutesy-poo}} cutesy-poo (plural cutesy-poos)
  1. (often derogatory) A cutesy-poo person or thing. Tags: derogatory, often Related terms: cutie patootie, cutie pie
    Sense id: en-cutesy-poo-en-noun-ZY2bg57o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -poo Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -poo: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cutesypoo

Inflected forms

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