Definitions for chichi

chichi chi·chi

Spelling: [shee-shee]
IPA: /ˈʃiˌʃi/

Chichi is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in chichi (cchhii).

Definitions for chichi

noun

  1. a chichi person or thing.
  2. the quality of being chichi.

adjective

  1. showily or affectedly elegant or trendy; pretentious.

Origin of chichi

Borrowed into English from French around 1905-10

Examples for chichi

The first person that he encountered on his arrival was chichi.

There are a lot of chichi restaurants claiming to be “farm-to-table” these days.

Their flash and trash made sense in LA—hulking hairdos, blinding bling, chichi couture, froufrou wheels, rococoocoo estates, etc.

While she was fighting with the chichi brothers, Tsanunewa ran on, ran to the west.

chichi irritated him because of the independence of her tastes.

chichi hastened to the hospital with her mother and the senator.

chichi turned her great eyes in astonishment from one side to the other.

In times of peace, chichi had rather admired this personage.

That was the only thing that could make chichi show such desperation.

The derivation appears to be from chichi, a dog, mecatl, a rope.

Word Value for chichi
Scrable

16

Words with friends

16

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