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cheugy

adj
/ˈt͡ʃuːɡi/

Etymology

Reportedly coined by American high school student Gaby Rasson in 2013 to describe "people who were slightly off trend" and subsequently popularized by her peers.

Definitions

  1. Uncool

    Uncool; tryhard.

    • Alex Lugger, 32, a boat marketer in Springfield, Mo., said that she self identifies as a bit cheugy. (She also learned about the word through TikTok.) “We were basic in our 20s and now we’re cheugy in our 30s,” she said.
    • Derived from the notoriously cheugy “live, laugh, love,” the mantra “gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss” found its funny by lumping together online phenomena the internet hates most.
    • "You might want to ditch the Crocs to pass the vibe check," Siobhan whispered. "They're a little cheugy."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA