Timeline for Word for when someone tries to be attractive but fails
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| Jul 12, 2022 at 10:53 | comment | added | ermanen | @BoldBen To clarify: I've meant the slang usage of chichi for 'breasts' comes from Japanese ちち (chichi). However, chichi in the answer comes from French chichi meaning 'affected manners' (1886 in faire du chichi). | |
| Jul 12, 2022 at 10:48 | comment | added | BoldBen | @ermanen I always assumed, based on nothing but the sound of the word and the Italian reputation for style, that 'chichi' meaning 'unsuccessfully aspirational' came from Italian. | |
| Jul 12, 2022 at 8:40 | comment | added | ermanen | Interesting, I didn't know this meaning of chichi. Also note that, it is a slang word for 'a woman's breasts'. It comes from Japanese ちち (chichi). Good answer, upvoted. | |
| Jul 12, 2022 at 8:21 | history | answered | dubious | CC BY-SA 4.0 |