chick flick

American  

noun

chick flicks plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chick flicks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chick flick

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

Example Sentences

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chick flick

No Maureen, the presidency is not a chick flick.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2018

Reese Witherspoon’s latest star vehicle “Home Again” is pretty much a standard wish-fulfillment chick flick.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2017

An Adele concert may be the biggest chick flick we’ve ever seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2016

But we were dismissive of, or entirely ignored, the so-called chick flick and thus no celebratory stories were written about its relatively similar box office triumph.

From Forbes ● Jul. 22, 2015

This isn't a raunchy dude comedy or a gimmicky chick flick; indeed, one of the many remarkable things about "Sleepover" is the way Mitchell views his male and female characters with equal compassion and clarity.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2011