[3] The definition of twee is something "excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental," supposedly born from a childish mispronunciation of the word sweet.
According to NPR, twee pop "was fervently informed by punk: snappy riffs, fast-track tempos, propulsive drums.
"[5] Artists such as Heavenly, Talulah Gosh, and Marine Girls were primarily women who wrote about love, relationships, and personal empowerment.
Twee pop has been seen as a feminist response to tough, invulnerable, masculine punk and post-punk music scenes of the time.
Both styles of music transcended genre, became a tape-trading lifestyle, and have similar influences, drawing from the Ramones' minimalist three-chord structures as much as The Jesus And Mary Chain's salty pop harmonies.