Coyly precious indie pop, generally driven by jangly guitars and adenoidal or high-pitched vocals. The name "twee" was first applied to indie pop groups in England in the 1980s, like Heavenly, and was not obviously a compliment. At best, it was an affectionate insult. In the U.K., calling something "twee" suggests that it is affectedly dainty. To the extent there is currently a twee pop revival, that revival is mostly taking place in the U.S. and Scandinavia, where no one knows that they should care about the pejorative implications of the word.

The band members of Camera Obscura might not like to have their music referred to as twee pop, but they are twee as f**k.

twee pop by t-train August 31, 2007

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Twee-cocking

When someone is performatively shy and quirky on purpose to get attention.

You see Brent's MySpace profile picture where he's playing the ukulele? He's totally twee-cocking.

Twee-cocking by Blink155PodFan360 September 11, 2018

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twee pop

Type of indie pop that is known for simple, sweet melodies and lyrics, often combined with jangling guitars; twee is also British slang for something almost sickenly sweet

All Girl Summer Fun Band, Camera Obscura, Belle & Sebastian are all great twee pop bands.

twee pop by Abigail Brooke October 18, 2006

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