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	Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].		Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[Anachronism\|anachronistic]].

	Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[~~subtlety~~\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[children]] in armour.		Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[Subtleties\|subtleties]] at [[feast]], and dressing [[children]] in [[armour]].

	The word "Twee" has been ~~british~~ slang since around the start of the 20th Century, but has recently spread to [[North America]]n [[SCAism \| SCA slang]], likely due to ~~it's~~ use in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.		The word "Twee" has been British slang since around the start of the 20th Century, but has recently spread to [[North America]]n [[SCAism \| SCA slang]], likely due to its use in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.

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Paul Matisz at 02:50, 12 April 2006

2006-04-12T02:50:56Z

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	Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].		Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].

	Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[~~chilren~~]] in armour.		Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[children]] in armour.

	The word "Twee" has been british slang since around the start of the 20th Century, but has recently spread to ~~noth~~ ~~american~~ [[SCAism \| SCA slang]], likely due to it's use in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.		The word "Twee" has been british slang since around the start of the 20th Century, but has recently spread to [[North America]]n [[SCAism \| SCA slang]], likely due to it's use in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.

	[[category:SCAism]]		[[category:SCAism]]

Tiff at 03:35, 30 March 2006

2006-03-30T03:35:37Z

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	Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].		Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].

	Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[~~small~~]]s in armour.		Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[chilren]] in armour.

	The word "Twee" likely ~~comes~~ ~~from~~ [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.		The word "Twee" has been british slang since around the start of the 20th Century, but has recently spread to noth american [[SCAism \| SCA slang]], likely due to it's use in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.

	[[category:SCAism]]		[[category:SCAism]]

Paul Matisz at 19:32, 26 March 2006

2006-03-26T19:32:24Z

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	Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''.		Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''. This description have been expanded to include anything that doesn't really fit with one's [[persona]] or is blatantly [[anachronistic]].

	Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[small]]s in armour.		Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety\|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[small]]s in armour.

Paul Matisz at 14:49, 26 March 2006

2006-03-26T14:49:11Z

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Calling something '''twee''' means its too cutesy-poo even for the [[SCA]]. Things that are unbearably [[kitsch]] or camp can be described as '''a little too twee'''.

Examples of things that are a little too twee include some [[canting arms]], certain [[subtlety|subtleties]] at feast, and dressing [[small]]s in armour.

The word "Twee" likely comes from [[Terry Pratchett]]'s novel ''Hogfather'', in which a governess threatens to break her cynically cute young charge's arm if she is caught being "twee" again.

[[category:SCAism]]