Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 46 compound words that contain chic. The most common are listed below. Open chic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- tongue-in-chicUsing humor as a deliberate element of style.
- geek chicA style (of fashion, art, etc.) based on stereotypically geeky things, such as themed T-shirts and thick-rimmed glasses.
- shabby chicA form of interior design where furnishings are either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear or where new items are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique.
- heroin chicA fashion trend begun in the 1990s revolving around models who bore characteristics of heroin addicts, such as emaciation and androgyny.
- Chic MurrayA (meal of) curry.
- radical chicThe adoption and promotion of radical political causes by celebrities, socialites, and high society.
- granny chicA style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.
- boho-chicA style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.
- scruffy chicHaving the characteristics of style and lovable scruffiness combined.
- grandma chicSynonym of granny chic: A style of decor and dressing that incorporates elements typically associated with older generations or vintage styles, but in a way that is stylish and modern.
- nerd chicSynonym of geek chic: A style (of fashion, art, etc.) based on stereotypically geeky things, such as themed T-shirts and thick-rimmed glasses.
- Chic Murraysplural of Chic Murray: A (meal of) curry.
- très chicIn style; fashionable.
- lesbian chicA feminine lesbian.
Compound words 46
- ultrachicVery stylish or elegant.
- uberchicHighly fashionable.
- unchicunfashionable
- chiconomicsThe struggle to appear chic on a budget
- ChicagoA large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.
- chickensplural of chicken: A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- chicaneA quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
- ChicanoA person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
- ChicanaA female Chicano.
- Chicanosplural of Chicano: A person of Mexican descent with American citizenship, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.