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1. In the late 1920s, a girl who was not only good-looking but also modern in her views on dating and necking ; a liberated woman of her day.
2. From the 1960s onward, any female, more often young, usually but not necessarily, attractive . Sometimes modified: slick-chick , a stylish young woman ; hip-chick , a hipster.
Etymology: Arose in the 15 th century as a shortened form of chicken , a newly hatched fowl. Thus chick implies youth.
Quote: Robin (Chris O'Donnell) in Batman & Robin (1997): ' I want a car. Chicks dig the car .'
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