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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from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates

First Known Use: 1901

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

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