Where does “chick flick” come from?

chick flick (English) comes from English chick, from Middle English chicke, from Middle English chiken, from Old English ċicen — chicken.

chick flick (English): A film, usually about romances, which is popular...

Definitions

  1. A film, usually about romances, which is popular...

Ancestry of “chick flick”, step by step

chick flick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchickA young bird; A young chicken; A young child
2Middle Englishchicke—
3Middle Englishchikenchicken", also "chick
4Old Englishċicenchicken

via English flick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflickA short, quick movement, especially a brush,...

Words derived from “chick flick”

Every word from Old English ċicen →Every word from Middle English chiken →Every word from Middle English chicke →