chick lit

English

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Etymology

From the English slang words chick (“girl, woman”) and lit (“literature”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪk ˌlɪt/

Noun

chick lit (uncountable)

  1. (often derogatory) Literature perceived to appeal to, or be marketed at, young women, typically concerning romantic dilemmas.
    • 2010 August 5, Michele Gorman, “The chick-lit debate: light doesn't have to mean stupid”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      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 many detractors – for they make some women spit with gender-bashing venom.

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