autocutie

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of autocue +‎ cutie

Noun[edit]

autocutie (plural autocuties)

  1. (informal, derogatory) An attractive television presenter.
    • 2012, Neil Simpson, Presenting Dermot O'Leary - The Biography:
      The professionals agreed that Dermot got it all pitch-perfect.
      'He's cute, but he's not just an auto-cutie,' was how one BBLB staffer put it.
    • 2012, Mike Carter, One Man and His Bike:
      Then I'd look at the calendar and see that August was already well under way, and I'd plan my murderous revenge on the Met Office and their band of smiley autocutie propagandists []
    • 2012, Kate Harrison, The Boot Camp:
      I presented my last programme less than seventy-two hours ago, and India the autocutie is already staking her claim on my chair behind the presentation desk. How many blow jobs did she have to give?