The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110512   Message #2319394
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
18-Apr-08 - 12:36 PM
Thread Name: Old-Timey ... TWEE or what?
Subject: RE: Old-Timey ... TWEE or what?
"tweedy" is just about the polar opposite of "twee". Mind, it might qualify as a kind of "old-timey"...

I find it intriguing the same some people develop a hostility to words that seem quite inoffensive. (My wife can't stand the word "supper" for example.)