"sick lit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: sick + lit (“literature”), as a play on chick lit. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sick lit (uncountable)
  1. (often derogatory) Literature focusing on an ill character or characters. Tags: derogatory, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Synonyms: sick-lit, sicklit
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          "ref": "2014, Julie Passanante Elman, Chronic Youth: Disability, Sexuality, and U.S. Media Cultures of Rehabilitation, page 94:",
          "text": "Often called \"ten-hankie-novels\" or \"tearjerkers,\" teen sick-lit utilizes a characteristic formula that combines an illness plotline with a romance plotline.",
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          "ref": "2015 September, Lynndy Bennett, “Kids to Young Adults”, in Gleebooks Gleaner, page 10:",
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