Something that is sweet, almost to the point of being sickeningly so. As a derogatory descriptive, it means something that is affectedly dainty or quaint, or is way too sentimental.

In American English it often refers to a type of simple sweet pop music, but in British English it is used much more widely for things that are nauseatingly cute or precious. It comes from the way the word sweet sounds when said in baby talk.
by urbandicfan September 3, 2003
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to be obnoxiously sweet, or quaint. It comes across as being disingenuous, corny, or effeminate.
This guy was walking his poodle down the street. he had this sickly twee voice when he talked to his dog. he was like; "who's my little poo poo, yes, your my little poo poo. your my little birthday boy, yes you are."
by big_bones February 12, 2010
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The noise a sparrow makes the moment it dies.
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, twee.
by AThousandCuts November 9, 2009
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the opposite of simple, authentic and true: desperately exquisite, contrived to the point of ridiculousness, trying to so hard to be ornately exceptional that you (inadvertently) end up looking like a clown. A good example is mega-artist Matthew Barney, whose films are so self-involved and obscurely referential that they seem about to burst and disappear in a multidimensional clench. His wife Bjork also fits the frame (yes she does). Most runway fashion show pieces are also a fine demonstration of the palace of twee: preening to the most self-absorbed and aloof of the lot, completely devoid of true passion. Most "artist statements" in today's art world are also laughably twee: buzzwords and effete constipated embellishments over nothing at all. Also can mean overplayed cloying sentimentalism, artificial exaggeration of feeling, grandstanding epicness, narcissistic saturation. See again Bjork.
Evanescence (pop band) are so goddamned twee, like sucking on a lollipop made of pure nutrasweet, god I wish an elevator would fall on her throat.
by schnoidl October 8, 2011
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Something that is cute ironically, with the irony taken out
The opening band wore all pink and danced joyfully, but the headlining band was even MORE twee!
by Susanarusan December 2, 2007
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someone who is adorably sweet almost too sweet, sometimes hippie like. It's also a spin-off from the indie style they like being unique but not "in your face unique".
Twee people always love to make people smile.
They usually dress mod-like and wear dresses, flowy shirts, band shirts, bows, plastic jewelry, and little kid treasures.
-Twee people are alowed to listen to anything they please! but they usually like chill music, indie rock, and techno.
girl 1: Oh my gosh did you see Marcy's dress?!?!
girl 2: I know it's so cute and mod. she totally works her twee-ness
by katiecarrot July 11, 2008
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Someone insanley cute and adorable. Probably too good to be true. They make everyone smile from ear to ear to the point that it hurts. They can make anyone laugh and know just what to say. They always dress nice and are absolutely gorgeous
Jimmy: "Lacey is just so damn cute and nice"
Jimbo: "Yeah Lacey is so twee"
by Hobo-Vampire May 27, 2009
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