チック

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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From English -ic in words ending in "-tic" like romantic.

Suffix

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チック (-chikku

  1. (colloquial) -tic, -ish (makes an adjectival noun)
    (おと)()チックラブコメ
    otome-chikku rabukome
    girly rom-com; chick flick
    (よう)(がく)チック(きょく)
    yōgaku-chikku na kyoku
    Western-style song
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Etymology 2

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From English tic, from French tic.

Noun

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チック (chikku

  1. tic
    • 2018 October 3 (last accessed), “Tic-shō, Ziru du ra Tureto shōkōgun [Tic disorder, Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome]”, in Segawa Clinic[1]:
      チックは、(かお)()(あし)(うご)(うん)(どう)チックと、(はっ)(せい)(げん)()(とく)(ちょう)による(おん)(せい)チック()けられます。
      Chikku wa, kao ya teashi ga ugoku undō chikku to, hassei ya gengo no tokuchō ni yoru onsei chikku ni wakeraremasu.
      Tics can be divided into face or limb movement tics, and distinctive vocalization or speech called vocal tics.

Etymology 3

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From English chick.

Noun

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チック (chikku

  1. chick

Etymology 4

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Shortened from コスメチック (kosumechikku), from French cosmétique (cosmetic).

Noun

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チック (chikku

  1. cosmetic
  2. pomade, stick pomade
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