cutie
[
kyoo
-tee]
/ˈkyu ti/
noun
1.
Informal.
a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
Hi, cutie.
2.
Slang.
a person who tries to outsmart an opponent, as an athlete who outmaneuvers an opposing player:
The tackle was a real cutie when blocking on trap plays.
a clever or cunning maneuver:
He pulled a cutie.
Origin
1760-70,
Americanism;
cute
+
-ie
Examples from the web for
cutie
The shapely red-head would do well, though, to tone down her
cutie
-pie grimacing.
Seduced by a conniving
cutie
, he looks desperately bored.
If you played your cards right you could sneak a little smooch from the
cutie
sitting next to you.
It will still be on the personalized plates, the ones with your name, your
cutie
's name or some other six-digit or letter phrase.
British Dictionary definitions for
cutie
cutie
/
ˈkjuːtɪ
/
noun
(
slang
)
1.
a person regarded as appealing or attractive, esp a girl or woman
Word Origin and History for
cutie
n.
"cute person," originally especially "attractive young woman," 1917, from diminutive of
cute
.
Slang definitions & phrases for
cutie
cutie
noun
A person or thing that is charming, attractive, clever, etc
: I'm no beauty, but am counted a cutie
(1917+)
A person who is shrewd, deceptive, and wily
: Watching a cutey spar with an ordinary dull fighter
(1920s+)