チック

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

チック • (-chikku) 

1. (colloquial) -tic, -ish (makes an adjectival noun)

   乙(おと)女(め)チックラブコメ

   otome-chikku rabukome

   girly rom-com; chick flick

   洋(よう)楽(がく)チックな曲(きょく)

   yōgaku-chikku na kyoku

   Western-style song

Synonyms

• 的(てき) (teki)

Etymology 2

From English tic, from French tic.

Noun

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、顔(かお)や手(て)足(あし)が動(うご)く運(うん)動(どう)チックと、発(はっ)声(せい)や言(げん)語(ご)の特(とく)徴(ちょう)による音(おん)声(せい)チックに分(わ)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

From English chick.

Noun

チック • (chikku) 

1. chick

Etymology 4

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

Noun

チック • (chikku) 

1. cosmetic
2. pomade, stick pomade

Synonyms

• コスメチック (kosumechikku)
• コスメ (kosume)