A British pejorative meaning overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. The word comes from a childish pronunciation of ‘sweet.’ “Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.” See more at wiktionary.
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Faith, Books, and Stuff
Month: January 2016
“What we often mean by legalism is someone who is more serious about obedience than I am.”
“ANDREA THATS WHAT I JUST AXE YOU YOURE NOT LISTENING!”
Norville took the long way home. It gave him time to think and to reflect, he told himself. It gave him time to avoid responsibility, he knew. Norville was tired of being responsible. Not that he was tired of being held responsible for things, but simply tired of being reliable. Why couldn’t he have just stayed […]
Now, I’m definitely not in the army, nor have I ever been (three semesters of ROTC doesn’t count). I don’t wear fatigues to work, either, just slacks and Hawaiian shirts. The other day I was wearing this one: There are a lot of children where I work. That’s not a pejorative–I work at a children’s hospital, […]
(speaking to me), “You would not want to be married to me!”
It’s true, though you never saw the episode–and never will. Obviously they had to sample my cooking, which was no big deal. They loved my chili. Then I had to audition, which kind of shattered my reality TV illusion. They didn’t love my acting (who does?), but they gave me a chance to take some […]
“I grew up an Irish Presbyterian, so what that means is when we go to rugby matches and beat England like we did at the weekend, we scream and shout and roar and jump our hands in the air. Then we going to church on Sundays and talk about being miraculously saved from Hell and […]