# Meaning and spelling of word used in British home show.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 25, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-spelling-of-word-used-in-british-home-show/494354 "2009-04-25T22:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-spelling-of-word-used-in-british-home-show/494354/1 "2009-04-25T22:44:25Z")

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I heard the word “sheeshy” or “she-she” the other day on one of the myriad of British home buying/decorating/selling shows. It seemed to mean something like kitschy but I’d never heard it before nor how ones spells it. Anyone know what the hell I’m on about?

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-spelling-of-word-used-in-british-home-show/494354/2 "2009-04-25T22:53:21Z")

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chichi. Sort of like swank.

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-and-spelling-of-word-used-in-british-home-show/494354/3 "2009-04-25T23:32:52Z")

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Thanks **ruadh**!