cheugy

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They have been calling such things “cheugy”, the new word for basic, a term I was until recently too cheugy to know.

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Cheugy (pronounced chew-gee) can be used, broadly, to describe someone who is out of date or trying too hard.

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scarequotes commented on the word cheugy

It’s not quite “basic,” which can describe someone who is a conformist or perhaps generic in their tastes, and it’s not quite “uncool.” It’s not embarrassing or even always negative. Cheugy (pronounced chew-gee) can be used, broadly, to describe someone who is out of date or trying too hard. And while a lot of cheugy things are associated with millennial women, the term can be applied to anyone of any gender and any age.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html

April 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word cheugy

I would feel out of place using this word,

May 1, 2021