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cheugy

CHOO-geeadjectiveDated

A American English slang term. Browse all American slang.

What it means

  1. Out of date in a specific way: earnestly following trends that passed a few years ago. Coined in 2013 and briefly ubiquitous in 2021.

In use

  • That font choice is a little cheugy.

  • Calling things cheugy is itself pretty cheugy now.

    Note: Included as an honest example of how fast internet slang expires. Its moment has passed.

Where it comes from

Coined by a Beverly Hills student in 2013 and spread by TikTok in 2021. Its rise and fall inside a single year makes it a useful case study in slang lifecycles.

First attested: 2013