(1) Feeble attempt at being facetious, witty, or attractive
(2) Practices include stealing
words,
humor, or behavior from someone else who is basically, more geniune and original
(
3) conveniently remembering something you were told in confidence, and shaping the situation into your own advantage as a means of getting attention
(4) Those who practice 'being cute' claim they'
re just being direct & honest, but this ploy is often detected by the audience.
Person who is being cute (after having just done one of the above): "I just brought it up because I'm concerned about you."
Other person: "No bitch, you we'
re actually just '
bein' cute' again."