"chick flick" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-chick flick.ogg Forms: chick flicks [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Film genres Synonyms: chick film, chick's flick, chick-flick Derived forms: chick flickish Related terms: date movie, tear jerker, chick lit
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-pvRuZ0mP Disambiguation of Film genres: 55 27 17 Categories (other): English rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 35 36 29
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 52 21 Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 50 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 52 21
  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 rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 35 36 29

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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