chee-chee
Pretentiously refined speech
Chee-chee is a call used to summon or get the attention of a small animal, especially a cat or squirrel.
The reduplicated sound imitates the clicking or kissing noises people make to coax animals closer.
Also used as baby talk or as an affectionate nonsense sound directed at pets or infants.
Vulgar or slightly sticky
flashy · garish · kitsch · overdone · excessive · showy · ostentatious · trashy
Of two connected continents
- Anglo-IndianBritish-South Asian mix
- singsongRhythmically monotonous speech
- liltRhythmic speech quality
- inflectionWord form alteration
colonial · mixed-race · hybrid · pidgin · intonation · cadence · dialect · pronunciation
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
cheap · flashy · garish · kitsch · overdone · excessive · showy · ostentatious · trashy · unsophisticated
Eurasian
Of two connected continents
- Anglo-IndianBritish-South Asian mix
- singsongRhythmically monotonous speech
- liltRhythmic speech quality
inflection · colonial · mixed-race · hybrid · pidgin · intonation · cadence · dialect · pronunciation · affectation
tsk-tsk
Reproachful clicking sound
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
tutting · admonishment · clicking · tongue · shame · reproach · chiding · reprimand · clucking · dismay
chee-cheeplainspoken
Candid in speech
unaffected · natural · unpretentious · down-to-earth · artless