ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from the noun phrase slice of life, translation of French tranche de vie
: of, relating to, or marked by the accurate transcription into drama or another art form of a segment of actual experience
in these slice-of-life, literary times, the novel that analyzes life at more than one level is somewhat of a rarity — Benjamin Appel