chick lit

[lit]

chick lit

[lit]
noun Slang: Sometimes Offensive.
literature that appeals to women, usually having a romantic or sentimental theme.

Origin:
chick (in the sense of ‘woman’) + lit4
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Chick lit is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chick lit
 
n
a.  a genre of fiction concentrating on young working women and their emotional lives
 b.  (as modifier): chick-lit romances

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Main Entry:  chick lit
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any literature that is intended to appeal more to women than men, with a focus on strong or quirky females
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