chick

  • 131chick-pea — 1712, false singular back formation from chich pease (1540s), from Fr. pois chiche, from L. cicer pea. For second element, see PEASE (Cf. pease) …

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  • 132chick lit. — chick lit. Slang. a type of literature that caters to and is marketed to the supposed tastes of female readers …

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