Someone who is self-consciously chintzy and projects tea-cosiness: a deliberate aesthetic rather than necessarily an instinctive preference. E.g. The stereotypically tyrannical organiser of a village fete.
Cath was such a homesy person, she would sometimes stay in the house for days, baking cakes and biscuits for her many cats whilst drinking cup after cup of chamomile tea.
by greenwickerman June 29, 2023