The word “chichi” (SHEE-shee) – literally French for “curl of false hair” – is used figuratively to describe something that’s affectedly trendy.
Example (as used in the Daily Telegraph): “The sort of real delicious Italian country cooking that is a revelation after so much chichi Italian food dished up in London.”
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