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单词 meet-cute
释义

meet-cuten.

Brit. /ˈmiːtkjuːt/, U.S. /ˈmitˌkjut/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to meet cute at meet v. 9d.
Etymology: < to meet cute at meet v. 9d.
Chiefly with reference to films, novels, etc.: an amusing or charming first encounter between two people that leads to the development of a romantic relationship between them.
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1952 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 12 Oct. 24/2 This may well be, in magazine parlance, the neatest meet-cute of the week—the story of a ghost-writer who falls in love with a ghost.
1978 Advocate 9 Aug. 35/2 A ‘meet-cute’ device in Hollywood's familiar tradition of bringing the leading man and woman together.
2000 R. Ebert I hated, hated, hated this Movie 222 She runs into him and knocks him flat, with her landing on top, which is about the cheapest Meet Cute you can buy at the Movie Cliché Store.
2020 Independent (Nexis) 1 Oct. I loved romantic comedies and romance novels when I was younger. Loved the meet-cutes, the breakups, the make-ups.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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