chick flick

American  

noun

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

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chick flick British  

noun

1. informal a film aimed at or appealing to women

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Etymology

Origin of chick flick

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

Example Sentences

It’s no mere comfort watch, and certainly no chick flick.

From Salon

“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