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slice-of-life

[slahys-uhv-lahyf]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or being a naturalistic, unembellished representation of real life: a play with slice-of-life dialogue.

Origin:
1890–95; attributive use of slice of life, trans. of F tranche de vie, allegedly coined by dramatist Jean Jullien (1854–1919)
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slice of life  
n.   pl. slices of life
An episode of actual experience represented realistically and with little alteration in a dramatic, fictional, or journalistic work.
slice'-of-life' (slīs'əv-līf') adj.
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