Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheugy

/ˈt͡ʃuːɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheugy
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuːɡi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Uncool; tryhard.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Alex Lugger, 32, a boat marketer in Springfield, Mo., said that she self identifies as a bit cheugy. (She also learned about the word through TikTok.) “We were basic in our 20s and now we’re cheugy in our 30s,” she said."
"Derived from the notoriously cheugy “live, laugh, love,” the mantra “gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss” found its funny by lumping together online phenomena the internet hates most."
""You might want to ditch the Crocs to pass the vibe check," Siobhan whispered. "They're a little cheugy.""

Etymology

Reportedly coined by American high school student Gaby Rasson in 2013 to describe "people who were slightly off trend" and subsequently popularized by her peers.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more cheugy (comparative) cheugier (comparative) most cheugy (superlative) cheugiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

cheug cheuginess

Frequently Paired Words

basic

Questions

How do you pronounce cheugy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃuːɡi/.
What does cheugy mean?: Uncool; tryhard.
Where does cheugy come from?: Reportedly coined by American high school student Gaby Rasson in 2013 to describe "people who were slightly off trend" and subsequently popularized by her peers.

How to pronounce cheugy

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