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shi-shi

shi-shi is the alternative spelling of chichi.

Meaning of chichi

Adjective

chichi (comparative more chichi, superlative most chichi)

  1. (derogatory, mildly) Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
    • Going in gangs to those chichi clubs at Maidenhead.1951, Elizabeth Taylor, A Game of Hide and Seek
    Synonyms:
    bougie, bourgie

See all 2 meanings of chichi

Forms of shi-shi

comparativemore shi-shi
superlativemost shi-shi

Questions about shi-shi

What is shi-shi the alternative spelling of?
Shi-shi is the alternative spelling of chichi.

Words near shi-shi in the dictionary

  1. Shi'ized
  2. Shi'izes
  3. Shi'izing
  4. shi(ts)
  5. Shi-jia-zhuang
  6. shi-shi
  7. Shi-Yomi
  8. Shia
  9. Shia Islam
  10. Shiadom
  11. Shiah

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shi-shi (page history and authors); chichi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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