Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chick flick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: chick- flick
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.

Colloquial; Derogatory; Informal

noun

A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men.

Dated; Slang

noun

Any film depicting young women or teenage girls as the main characters.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"She went with a couple friends to see a chick flick about some girl dating an astronaut."
"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!”"
"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."

Etymology

From chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”), chosen for the rhyme.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chick flicks (plural) chick-flick (alternative) chick's flick (alternative)

Phrases

chick flickish date movie tear jerker

Frequently Paired Words

date movie tear jerker chick lit

Synonyms

chick film

Questions

What does chick flick mean?: A film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.
Where does chick flick come from?: From chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”), chosen for the rhyme.

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