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chick-lit

chick-lit is the alternative spelling of chick lit.

Meaning of chick lit

Noun

chick lit (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, often) Literature perceived to appeal to, or be marketed at, young women, typically concerning romantic dilemmas.
    • Hello, my name is Michele and I'm proud to be a chick-lit author. I write the kind of novel that gets spattered with margarita and suncream rather than soaked in Booker-type praise. You know the books I mean. You need only look for their pastel covers, or follow the trail that leads to one of their...2010 August 5, Michele Gorman, “The chick-lit debate: light doesn't have to mean stupid”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about chick-lit

What is chick-lit the alternative spelling of?
Chick-lit is the alternative spelling of chick lit.

Words near chick-lit in the dictionary

  1. chick-flick
  2. chick-flickish
  3. chick-flicks
  4. chick-friend
  5. chick-friends
  6. chick-lit
  7. chick-pea
  8. chick-peas
  9. chick-weed
  10. chick-weeds
  11. chickabiddies

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