chick flick

noun

1. a movie that appeals especially to women, usually having a romantic or sentimental theme and a female leading character.

chick flick

noun

1. informal,  a film aimed at or appealing to women

Word History and Origins

Origin of chick flick¹

1985-90; chick (in the sense of “woman”) + flick ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of chick flick¹

C20: from _chick (sense 2) + _flick ²

Example Sentences

“Clueless,” once seen as a chick flick favorite, is now properly revered as a comedy staple, appreciated for its sizable contributions to the cultural lexicon.

From Salon

I’m a feminist media scholar, so I’m often looking at media that women are engaging with, and you often see how anything to do with women’s media — a “chick flick” or a rom-com — can’t be taken seriously.

From Los Angeles Times

It's a cult classic chick flick.

From BBC

Part of the problem, she said, is that the industry pigeonholes everything: “In Hollywood, they ask are you a thriller? Are you a chick flick? Are you a Quentin Tarantino shoot-em-up? What are you? This just doesn’t go with The Glorias.”

From The Guardian

“It was a chick flick, but he’s man enough to watch those kinds of stories with me,” Ms. Kayati said.

From New York Times