ConnectWord · Ages 10-80 · In use
quétaine
Tacky, cheesy, outdated. Close to 'cringe' for clothes, music or decor.
Ses lunettes sont tellement quétaines. (Those glasses are so tacky.)
For parents and educators
Mild. Parents probably said it too.
Where it came from
Québec word from the 1940s, origin uncertain.
Also heard as
kétaine