"chick flick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-chick flick.ogg Forms: chick flicks [plural], chick-flick [alternative], chick's flick [alternative]
Etymology: From chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”), chosen for the rhyme. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|chick|flick|t1=young woman|t2=movie}} chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chick flick (plural chick flicks)
  1. (colloquial, informal, somewhat derogatory) A film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, informal Synonyms: chick film Translations (film more popular with women): Frauenfilm [masculine] (German), babski film [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-pvRuZ0mP Categories (other): English rhyming compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Film genres Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Film genres: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of 'film more popular with women': 45 30 25
  2. (dated, slang) A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-71ssnwzm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rhyming compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Film genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 46 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Film genres: 31 34 35
  3. (slang, somewhat derogatory) Any film depicting young women or teenage girls as the main characters. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-tqiFUr~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rhyming compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Film genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 45 45 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 42 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 46 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Film genres: 31 34 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chick flickish Related terms: date movie, tear jerker

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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