lit-crit

American  

[lit-krit] / ˈlɪtˌkrɪt /

noun

Informal.

1. literary criticism.

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Etymology

Origin of lit-crit

By shortening

Example Sentences

I once wrote a term paper for a lit-crit course where I “deconstructed” the MTV program “Pimp My Ride.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 21, 2017

The decade of Twilight has produced a whole library of lit-crit.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2015

But now I’ll hit pause on the armchair lit-crit to simply marvel at how entertaining—if dark—this premiere was.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2013

This esoteric probing, along with Zipperstein’s guru’s dome and beard, gave his students a sense that they’d been spiritually vetted and were now—for two hours Wednesday afternoons, at least––part of a campus lit-crit élite.

From The New Yorker • May 31, 2010

Since Waugh's own death, his reputation has been skillfully embalmed by the Joyboys of journalism and lit-crit.

From Time Magazine Archive