chick flick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”), chosen for the rhyme.
Meanings
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(colloquial, derogatory, informal) A film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.
I was on a flight from New York to Seattle when a long delay on the tarmac prompted the airline to offer us a free movie. As the flight attendant read the choices aloud, a young man across the aisle said, “I don’t watch chick flicks!”
2017 March 2, Gloria Steinem, “Women Have ‘Chick Flicks.’ What About Men?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:She went with a couple friends to see a chick flick about some girl dating an astronaut.
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(dated, slang) A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men.
Films like Russ Meyers’ ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ (1970) and ‘Twilight People’ (1972) […] Corman’s ‘Black Mama, White Mama’ (1972), another chick-flick set in a slammer in the Philippines.
1988, The Bergen County Record:
- (derogatory, slang) Any film depicting young women or teenage girls as the main characters.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chick-flick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chick's flick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chick flicks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
pl babski film (film more popular with women) · de Frauenfilm (film more popular with women)