lit crit vs literary criticism

lit crit and literary criticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lit crit	Yes	No	No	No
literary criticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lit crit and literary criticism are synonyms defined as:

lit crit and literary criticism: the informed analysis and evaluation of literature

lit crit (noun)	literary criticism (noun)
the informed analysis and evaluation of literature	the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
	a written evaluation of a work of literature