adjective
- Affectedly or excessively stylish, fashionable, or refined; pretentiously elegant.
Usage: informal; often used critically to suggest something is showy or overly decorated
noun
- Something that is affectedly stylish or excessively ornamental; a pretentious or showy item or style.
Usage: informal
Examples
- The restaurant's chichi décor with gold accents felt overdone.
- She wore a chichi designer dress to the casual neighborhood party.
- The boutique caters to customers who appreciate chichi fashion.
- His apartment is full of chichi furniture that looks uncomfortable.
- The café's chichi atmosphere attracts people who want to be seen.
- They dismissed the new nightclub as too chichi for their taste.