chick lit

American  

[lit] / lɪt /

noun

1. literature that appeals especially to women, usually having a romantic or sentimental theme.

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chick lit British  

noun

1. 1. a genre of fiction concentrating on young working women and their emotional lives

   2. ( as modifier )

      chick-lit romances

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Etymology

Origin of chick lit

chick (in the sense of “woman”) + lit ³

Example Sentences

“Valley of the Dolls” was panned upon its release in 1966, and Collins’ output has been derided as beach reads and chick lit.

From Los Angeles Times

The “chick lit” icon, who is married to her business manager, Henry Wickham, also offered thanks to her family and close friends for supporting her, and to the doctors and nurses who treated her.

From Los Angeles Times

If it’s attached to any other kind of boot, it’s green juice, chick lit, drag queen.

From Slate

Janet Maslin, a book and movie critic at the Times, dubbed Mr. McMurtry a father of “chick lit” on the strength of his character Aurora Greenway, the grande dame of “Terms of Endearment.”

From Washington Post

When the New York Times profiled him in 2004, it billed him as the "chick lit king".

From BBC