First Known Use: 1901
Dictionary
chocolate–box
adjective
: pretty in a way that seems too perfect to be true or real
Full Definition of CHOCOLATE-BOX
: superficially pretty or sentimental
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Origin of CHOCOLATE-BOX
from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates
Related to CHOCOLATE-BOX
- Synonyms
- chocolate-box, cloying, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet
- Antonyms
- unsentimental
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