chick car
- noun
- Offensive
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coche para chicas (despectivo)
- Some people dismiss the Mini Cooper as a chick car, but others love its sporty look.
Examples
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She bought a bright yellow chick car that turns heads wherever she goes.
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He joked that his new convertible looked like a chick car because of its size and color.
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She drives a chick car that is pink and stylish.
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Is that a chick car or a sports car?
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She bought a bright yellow chick car that turns heads wherever she goes.
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He joked that his new convertible looked like a chick car because of its size and color.
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Some people dismiss the Mini Cooper as a chick car, but others love its sporty look.
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'chick' (colloquial term for a young woman) with 'car' (a vehicle), yielding a car associated with or stereotypically for women; a B1 learner who knows both words would infer this compositional sense. Although the phrase is informal and carries derogatory/stereotypical nuance, its referential meaning follows a straightforward noun–noun compounding pattern common across languages, so it is transparent.
Etymology
Chick car comes from the slang word chick for a young woman and car, which creates the picture of a small, cute vehicle often chosen or sold to women. That's why calling a car a chick car usually means it is seen as 'for women' or 'feminine'.