单词 | to meet cute |
释义 | > as lemmasto meet cute d. to meet cute: (of two characters in a film, novel, etc.) to have an amusing or charming accidental meeting which leads to, or is followed by, romantic involvement. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1941 A. Boucher Case of Solid Key iii. 49 Last night was nice, but this is today. We met cute, as they say in story conferences; but people don't live cute. 1956 G. Axelrod Will Success spoil Rock Hunter? 82 Irving: Dear boy, the beginning of a movie is childishly simple. The boy and girl meet. The only important thing to remember is that—in a movie—the boy and the girl must meet in some cute way. They cannot..meet like normal people at, perhaps, a cocktail party or some other social function. No. It is terribly important that they meet cute. 1966 F. Pohl Day Million in Rogue Feb.–Mar. 48/2 ‘Oh, hell!’ she cried in pretty confusion, reaching out to catch her balance and finding herself tumbled against a total stranger, whom we will call Don. They met cute. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. d6 They met ‘cute’ at something called Ohio Southern University in the late '40s. 1985 Observer 5 May 21/2 They both commute into New York..and literally bump into each other—‘meet cute’ in screenwriters' jargon. 1995 Observer 23 Apr. (Review section) 8/5 A romantic tale of an American student..and a French student..meeting cute (as they say in Hollywood) on a train. 2020 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 8 Nov. e1 The novel follows the classic arc... The couple meet cute as young kids—and then again a decade later. < as lemmas |
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