What does «siútico» mean in Spanish?

• Corny, affecting finesse and elegance, but generally ridiculous or tasteless.
  
  ♦ Used in: Bolivia - Chile
  
  Examples of use in Spanish: "La siutiquería es una conducta y no siempre despreciable o ridícula. He conocido siúticos sublimes, aquí y en otras partes".
  
  
• Ridiculous, inelegant or in bad taste.
  
  ♦ Used in: Chile
  
  Examples of use in Spanish: "ese sombrero te queda siútico".
  
  
• It is said of someone who presumes or pretends to be of a wealthy social class, who appears to be more than he/she is.
  
  ♦ Used in: Chile
  
  Examples of use in Spanish: "Que se cree ese siutico, si igual es un roto una vez que llega a la casa".

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