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chic

Pronunciation: /ʃiːk/

The English word “chic” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Elegant, stylish.

noun

  1. Good form; style.
  2. A person with (a particular type of) chic.
  3. A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.

Etymology

Borrowed from French chic (“elegant”), which in turn is probably borrowed from German Schick (“elegant appearance; tasteful presentation”). The word is akin to Dutch schielijk (“hasty”), schikken (“to arrange”) and Old English sċēon (“to happen”).

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