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—cutie-pie, adj.1. darling; sweetheart; sweetie (often used as a term of endearment).2. cutie (def. 1).Also, cutesy pie.[1930-35]
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cutie pie — noun 1. slang : a cute person : sweetheart 2. : a portable gamma radiation detecting and measuring and beta radiation detecting instrument that includes an ionization chamber and a direct reading microammeter with a pointer * * * cutie pie, adj.… … Useful english dictionary
cutie pie — n. a cute person, typically a woman or a baby. (Also a term of address.) □ She is such a cutie pie. □ What’s your name, cutie pie? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cutie pie — noun a) A cute person. Her daughter is such a cutie pie! b) A small hand held radiation meter … Wiktionary
cutie pie — cut′ie pie n. Informal. sex cutie • Etymology: 1930–35 cut′ie pie ,adj … From formal English to slang
cutie-pie — cūˈtie pie noun (slang) Someone cute or sweet, a poppet • • • Main Entry: ↑cute … Useful english dictionary
cutie-pie — noun Date: 1956 a cute person ; sweetheart … New Collegiate Dictionary
cutie-pie — /ˈkjuti paɪ/ (say kyoohtee puy) noun Chiefly US Colloquial 1. a woman or girl with an appealing, somewhat girlish manner. 2. (a term of endearment for such a woman or girl.) …
cutie — [kyo͞ot′ēpī΄kyo͞ot′ē] n. ☆ [ CUT(E) + IE] Slang a cute person, esp. a pretty girl or young woman: also cutie pie [kyo͞ot′ēpī΄] … English World dictionary
cutie — Used as an endearment to someone who is thought to be ‘cute’, i.e. attractive and pleasant. ‘Let’s go, cutie,’ says an American prostitute to a client, in The Choirboys, by Joseph Wambaugh. The term is sometimes extended to cutie pie, as in… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
cut·ie-pie — /ˈkjuːtiˌpaı/ noun, pl pies [count] US informal : an attractive person : ↑cutie often used as an informal way of addressing a lover, a small child, etc. Hey there, cutie pie. [=honey, sweetie] … Useful english dictionary