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slice of life definition

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

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

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