Excessively decorative and sentimental, like the old pictures on boxes of candy. Usually used to describe a quaint village.
Chocolate box
Example Sentences
"It was absolutely Chocolate box!"
"That's a bit Chocolate box, isn't it?"
Etymology & History
British adjective meaning stereotypically pretty. From chocolate box pictures. 'Chocolate box village' means quaint. British aesthetic description.
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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