slice of life

  1. the realistic description or representation of events and situations in everyday life in literature, film, journalism, etc.
  2. such an event or situation

Origin: transl. of Fr tranche de (la) vie, prob. coined by dramatist Jean Jullien (1854-1919)

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See slice of life in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. slices of life
An episode of actual experience represented realistically and with little alteration in a dramatic, fictional, or journalistic work.

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  • sliceˈ-of-lifeˌ (slīsˈəv-līfˈ) adjective
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