chick flick

chick flick noun: a film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.

Noun

chick flick (plural chick flicks)

(colloquial, derogatory, informal) A film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.
- She went with a couple friends to see a chick flick about some girl dating an astronaut.
- I was on a flight from New York to Seattle when a long delay on the tarmac prompted the airline to offer us a free movie. As the flight attendant read the choices aloud, a young man across the aisle said, “I don’t watch chick flicks!”2017 March 2, Gloria Steinem, “Women Have ‘Chick Flicks.’ What About Men?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms:

chick film
(dated, slang) A sexually exploitative or pornographic film depicting women, intended for straight men.
- Films like Russ Meyers’ ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ (1970) and ‘Twilight People’ (1972) […] Corman’s ‘Black Mama, White Mama’ (1972), another chick-flick set in a slammer in the Philippines.1988, The Bergen County Record
(derogatory, slang) Any film depicting young women or teenage girls as the main characters.

From chick (“young woman”) + flick (“movie”), chosen for the rhyme.

What does chick flick mean?: Chick flick means a film, typically about romance, which is generally more popular with women than men.
What part of speech is chick flick?: Chick flick is a noun.
What is the plural of chick flick?: The plural of chick flick is chick flicks.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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