how often do people use" chick "in daily life, is it a slur togirl or show no respect to them ?

Chick is neither respectful nor a slur. It’s a slang term for a young woman. Note that any slang term for young women is going to be seen as carrying at least a tiny tinge of sexism. This one is *usually* inoffensive, but it *can* be used in an offensive way - just like any slang word for any group of people.

I’ve *never* heard of chick being used as a slur or in a derogatory manner. But given the volume of comments saying otherwise, I guess opinion is changing. Still, in my experience, “chick” can be used interchangeably with “girl” or “gal” as a neutral but informal way to refer to a woman, and I have heard it used by both men and women.

"Chick" is a word that is in the process of becoming dated. It's not considered a slur and there are many non-offensive contexts it could be used in, but it also has connotations of objectification associated with it. As a non-native speaker it's best to avoid this word (even native speakers may unintentionally offend someone with this word).

Definitely not a slur but it's very impolite.

Not used often and it is not a polite way to refer to girls. Certainly not as bad as a slur but depending on who youre with you may get uncomfortable looks. Its like how a college frat bro would refer to girls

It is generally disrespectful, but not really a slur. Mostly it just comes off as childish or immature.

dont call girls chicks. there are some cases where it wont seem derogatory but they are like 1 in 1000. its seen as disrespectful and rude- especially with strangers.

It's a little old fashioned (I've hardly ever heard anyone born after 1980 use it). It's very informal. It's not quite a slur, but it can be mildly disrespectful in certain contexts. I'd say, unless the people you're talking to are using it, I wouldn't bother putting it in your vocabulary.

For Americans, it used to be very common, especially (possibly nearly exclusively) among men, myself included. It is thankfully dying out because it has misogyny and disrespect baked right into the word. With dude-bros it will never go out of fashion for this reason. There's no way to use the word, except in a jokey way, without it sounding demeaning and dismissive to a normal person.

Guys calling girls "chicks" I'm can be rude. But usually when girls do it, it's not? For example, when my mom says she's going to meet with her friends, I say "have fun with your chickies!"

It's not a slur and can be disrespectful depending on context. It's super casual and used more by men, for women that they know in passing or no longer have a relationship with. It would be weird to me to hear someone refer to a woman that they are friends with as chick. "I was dating this crazy chick" "I met this chick at the bar and she was super hot" It's an older term and I honestly can't remember the last time I heard someone in real life use it, with the exception of "chick flick" which is a common way to refer to movies marketed at women, usually romances. You might also hear women call other women "chickadee" affectionately. This might be a southern US thing. "What's up, chickadee?"

Midwest US Using “chick” as a term for a woman or girl has become generally uncommon around here. You might hear it from someone older, I guess, but it’s pretty dated by now. Not quite as dated as “groovy,” but close. I have heard it in the phrase, “chick magnet” a little more, but again mostly with older people. If I heard someone using the term “chick” a lot, I’d think they were referencing an Austin Powers movie.

As others have mentioned it's neither very polite nor a slur. I'd say most often used between guys talking about a girl (usually you wouldn't say this directly to a girl). Also probably in pop culture references (the movie "White Chicks") or repeated phrases (the phrase "chicks dig my ride" which is usually said jokingly or slangily).

Context is important with "chick", meaning a female. If it's accompanied by words with a generally positive connotation, it would be ok, for example " I like that chick's shoes". But it would be offensive to say " I would never hire a chick."

Actually, there's a restaurant/cafe near me called *The Chicken Salad Chick*. You'll hear both women and men say it. It's similar to using *dude* for men, but dude is more common. The most common offensive slur for women is *bitch*, depending on context. Women might playfully use it with each other, but it's rarely appropriate to use.

I wouldn't consider it impolite but it is very casual and wouldn't be said to a women or about a friend. In general in English, calling a women by any term like women, female, chick, etc. directly is very rude.

Because of its informal nature, it *can* have a negative association because of the situations in which it is used. If I were talking dismissively about a woman, I might call her a 'chick' so that gets associated with negative attitudes towards women. I wouldn't say it's a slur or inherently rude, however. I don't use the word myself, it's a little dated (to me).

It's not usually a slur anymore. It's just a very informal way of saying girl or woman. Sort of like guy used to be a slur, but isn't anymore. As is often the case in English, informal speech is only offensive in context. "Do you want to go with the guys" vs "Get a load of this guy". Chick is a little more nuanced, and is going to depend on the relationship with the girl. For example, I regularly refer to my wife and her friends as "The Chicks". The slightly more sexual note to chicks is made ok because I'm including my wife where it's appropriate. It would be less appropriate for women I don't know. But that's only because English demands a little more formal language when referring to women rather than chick itself being a slur.

Everyone seemed to use it in the US around the 90s/2000s. I haven't heard many people using it in the UK then and much less so now.

To me it’s neutral, the female equivalent of “dude” or “guy”. But even 30 years ago I met a woman who strongly felt it was a slur.

You will see it used by all sorts of people in all sorts of situations, but the short version is that even for a native speaker you don’t always know how it will be received, so it’s best avoided

I don't use it, and I can't remember hearing anyone else use it, except in old movies and TV shows.

I think people (most often men) used to use it pretty regularly just to mean "girl" or "woman" casually as slang, with no real derogatory intent. But somehow, it started being seen as mildly offensive and became less used over time, maybe because it was often used while objectifying women (though I don't know the true history of why it fell out of use). Now, when people say it, it just sounds a little strange to me because it is old slang that isn't used much anymore. I don't know if I would go as far to call it a slur, just a very lightly crude slang. Just my personal experience being alive since the 80s.

I don't think it's very common anymore. I heard it a lot more in the 2000s and rarely now. It's not a slur but it's not nice either

It's not a slur. It can be considered impolite, maybe, but mostly it's just dated. 20 years ago it was more common.

It’s not a slur, but it’s not respectful. I personally feel a twinge when I hear it, because it implies mild dehumanization.

In the Black Country, people call each other chick all the time. Rather like mate, or “me duk”, or buddy, elsewhere.

This has already been answered, so I will just say that words in quotation marks should not look like " this " but rather like "this"

My grandfather always called my grandmother “chick” when he was starting to get irritated. I’d say it’s very dated.

Chick is, for the most part, equivalent to dude. It’s very casual and implies a bit of youth. However, it can be used dismissively and takes on some disrespect and sexism when used in that way. Some people, especially older people just find it improper and rude. I don’t really use it because I don’t want someone to mistake what I mean, but I wouldn’t bat an eye if someone else said it unless it felt dismissive. So it’s not a slur, but still be careful how you use it.

It's neutral casual, typically used in younger social circles

It is context dependent, but I think I would mainly use it to mean a female rando. ‘I don’t know, he was with some chick’.

i wouldn't say it's a slur or inherently offensive, but some women really don't like being called a chick.

I heard someone say “chick” on the street today and wasn’t offended but I was transported to 2004

it's not a slur but can be impolite. usually used mostly by men with no malice behind it when talking about someone you're not really on talking terms (yet or fell out), like you just met, don't know her, or she's an ex. you don't refer to a friend or someone directly as a chick (unless being ironic or playful and then context matters even more).

"Chick" is a casual synonym of "girl" Its like dude for "guy", but somewhat less popular. Especially now dude is more and more gender neutral, and both of the terms are falling out of their peak.

In 2025? I haven't used it.

I wouldn't call it a slur, but when you call someone a chick, the emphasis is on their sexual attractiveness, so it can be perceived as disrespectful and objectifying, especially when it's a woman that is presenting herself as a professional. If you meet a girl while dancing at a nightclub, it would not seem odd to call her a chick, but if you're calling a classmate, coworker, guest speaker, or client a chick, the connotations would be very different.

I hear it every now and then. I don’t really like it; it always sounds slightly demeaning and objectifying to me. But I don’t hate it enough to comment on it when someone uses it.

My friends and I occasionally call each other chick. I wouldn't call women in general chicks. Not since the 80s anyway.

Everyone says it here in Australia.

It was a popular term in the 90’s for a girl. It’s dying out.

It's not very commonly used except in specific areas in the North where "chick" or "chicken" is a general friendly term for *any gender* usually used by older people. As a synonym for "girl/woman" it can come across as slightly derogatory or disrespectful as it's more commonly used when talking *about* a woman than talking *to* one. There was an attempt to reclaim it in the 90s by referencing the 60s and 70s 'groovy chick' type of jazz slang, but it was a trend that didn't last. In short, it's best to avoid using terms that *might* cause offense because there are lots of more appropriate words.

I've never used the term chick, nor am aware of anyone else using it. It has the sound of some 1950s greaser energy. BUT it might be said in some region that I'm just...unaware of.

To me, growing up using this term, “chick” is simply the female version of “dude.”

It tends to be my go to word when talking about women. Similar to "dude" in my opinion

I wouldn’t call someone that if you want to take them on a date. Not really excessively rude though. Just has some patriarchal implications.

Please don't listen to weirdos in the comments saying it's impolite or rude. It just another word for girl.