Standard Lemma guide

chichi

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃi.ʃi/
  • /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IY1 CH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, mildly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bougie, bourgie

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Jiji.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A woman's breast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Latin-America, in-plural, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

affectedly trendy and fashionable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chic, chicness, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: elegance

Narrower terms: jauntiness, nattiness, dapperness, rakishness

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dresser

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French chichi.

Borrowed from Mandarin 集集 (Jíjí) Wade–Giles romanization: Chi2-chi2.

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi.