CHINTZY Definition & Meaning

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chintzy

[ chint-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

chintzier, chintziest.

of, like, or decorated with chintz.
cheap, inferior, or gaudy.
stingy; miserly:
a chintzy way to entertain guests.
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chintzy

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adjective

of, resembling, or covered with chintz
informal.
typical of the decor associated with the use of chintz soft furnishings, as in a country cottage

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Origin of chintzy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; chintz + -y ¹; chinchy, which has reinforced figurative senses

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We take a deep breath as the chintzy, 90-minute holiday sewage piles onto us, ready to watch it all and come out victorious on the other side.

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What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.

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Asked about roster construction, Cronin compared his team to the chintzy Cincinnati Reds fighting the cash-infused Dodgers for free agents based on UCLA’s shortfall in NIL dollars preventing it from snagging top transfers.

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Berry warns that when companies sell society chintzy techno-frippery disguised as physical or creative convenience, it's actually human physical craft and creative spirit which that company designs into obsolescence.

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“At first, it’s like a prison,” his father added, speaking over the chintzy grupero music that blared from an electronic jukebox.

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