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    When speaking of movies, where did the term "flick" come from, as in, "We caught a good flick last night"?

    Question #79789. Asked by myrab51. (May 02 07 8:42 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker, from their flickering appearance.


    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=flick&searchmode=none

    May 02 07, 8:47 AM
    collect

    		Early films were generally shown at 16 frames per second ... modern films ar 24 frames per second -- with less "flicker" than before.

    May 02 07, 11:50 AM
    locoloneker

    		the flick the film made as it rolled along the reel

    May 02 07, 6:12 PM

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