"chick flick" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-chick flick.ogg [Australia] Forms: chick flicks [plural]
Etymology: 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, date movie, tear jerker, chick-flick Derived forms: chick flickish Related terms: chick lit
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-pvRuZ0mP Disambiguation of Film genres: 47 39 15 Categories (other): English rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 43 32 25
  2. (dated, slang) A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Film genres
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-71ssnwzm Disambiguation of Film genres: 47 39 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 51 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 50 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 48 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 45 22
  3. (slang, somewhat derogatory) Any film depicting young women or teenage girls as the main characters. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Film genres
    Sense id: en-chick_flick-en-noun-tqiFUr~f Disambiguation of Film genres: 47 39 15

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