noun

flick

A movie.

They watch an old detective flick after dinner.

Etymology

Flick shortens a word associated with flickering. Early projected films visibly flickered, and that characteristic supplied an informal name for a movie.

More examples

  • She prefers a funny flick to a thriller.
  • The theater showed a classic monster flick.
  • We rented a few flicks for the weekend.

Forms

flick · flicks

Similar words

movie
The ordinary American equivalent.
film
A neutral alternative.