chi-chi

chi-chi

Ostentatiously fancy I don't like chi-chi décor like that—I would rather that my house be comfortable and inviting.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chi-chi

(ˈʃiʃi)
mod. elegant. Her living room is so chi-chi that you are afraid to go in.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • take a shine to, to
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • pillow-biter
References in periodicals archive
On August 3, three boats -- MV Chi-Chi, MB Keziah, and MB Jenny Vince capsized off Iloilo Strait due to bad weather.
PNP fetes 2 cops for saving fellow passengers in sea mishap
Thirty-one passengers of the motorboats Chi-Chi and Jenny Vince died in the accidents.
Iloilo-Guimaras boat trips resume after sea mishap
In 2018, MegaMex Foods and UTZ formed a master distributor agreement for the distribution of CHI-CHI'S tortilla chips and CHI-CHI'S and HERDEZ salsas and dips across the UTZ geographical markets.
MegaMex Foods and Herdez S.A. de C.V. Announce New Licensing Agreement With UTZ Quality Foods
The center also reported that there were 65 survivors, consisting of 52 passengers and 13 crew from the boats M/B Chi-Chi, M/B Keziah 2 and M/B Jenny Vince.
Final death toll in Iloilo sea mishap: 31
Thursday, May 16, at Camp Tomo Chi-Chi Knolls, 40W095 Freeman Road, Gilberts.
Get your steps in with forest preserve guided hikes
um Chi-Chi and son Kurtis First Dates: Valentine's Special C4, 10pm Date-less this Valentine's Day?
TV choice
Case in point is 6-year-old Sebastian Cogue of Paco, Manila, who recently was bitten by their pet dog named Chi-chi. This happened on June 11 when he and his family stayed at home because during the time classes across all levels in most parts of the country were declared suspended as the southwest monsoon brought even more heavy rain to Luzon and Western Visayas.
Reality bites: Rabies also happens on rainy days
A simplified mechanical model and the corresponding dynamic equations of the sliding isolation rectangular liquid-storage structure that consider the SSI and pounding are established, and the dynamic responses of the rectangular liquid-storage structure experiencing near-field pulse-like Chi-Chi earthquake and far-field Imperial Valley-06 earthquake are studied.
Pounding Dynamic Responses of Sliding Base-Isolated Rectangular Liquid-Storage Structure considering Soil-Structure Interactions
Just when we thought it was safe to abandon the summer personal grooming regime and pull the opaque tights and comfy cardies out from the back of the wardrobe, comes the news that the latest chi-chi fashion statement is a body bow.
LADIES, we have an emergency situation. [...]
MARRAKECH: i-escape.com |offers five nights at the Riad Chi-Chi (B&B) from PS524pp (two sharing) - saving PS155pp (60%).
Christmas escapes
APPARENTLY, just as a performance is about to begin, acclaimed British double bassist Chi-Chi Nwanoku feels as if she's taking her marks at the starting blocks on an athletics track.
Chi-Chi flies out of the blocks in classical music'chat show'
IN Lewes, a chi-chi town on the South Downs famous for its link with revolutionary Tom Paine, I watched Dennis Skinner fire up a crowd.
IN Lewes, a chi-chi town [...]
post-dates our meeting, but I'd But it's Chi-Chi, of all the animals, that has always stuck the strongest chord, my panda-love having been lifelong.
WOMEN'SOWN Lynne
29 and told the woman he wanted her to come to his house and kill the injured chicken, which police said was "roaming around as it normally does" after being bitten in the neck by the woman's dog, Chi-Chi. Court documents indicate the chickens are "free-range" poultry that roam in the neighborhood, including on Ms.
Man back in jail; allegedly demanded woman kill chicken; Chihuahua reportedly bit roaming fowl