bioflick

noun

bio·​flick ˈbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌflik 

plural bioflicks

informal

: a motion picture depicting the notable events in the life of a usually famous person : a biographical film

He began to make his mark in movies after playing Piano Man opposite Diana Ross in the 1972 Billie Holliday bioflick Lady Sings the Blues.

—William Plummer, People, 29 May 1995

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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