schlock
or shlock
[ shlok ]
adjective
Also schlocky. cheap; trashy: a schlock store.
noun
something of cheap or inferior quality; junk.
Origin of schlock
1First recorded in 1910–15; apparently from Yiddish shlak “apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch” (compare Middle High German slac(g) “blow”; see slay); development of the English sense is unclear
Words Nearby schlock
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How to use schlock in a sentence
Cain wrote one good book, Postman, and a shelf full of schlock.
So this is not an Avatar vs. Hurt Locker battle of popular schlock versus unappreciated quality.
British Dictionary definitions for schlock
schlock
/ (ʃlɒk) mainly US slang /
noun
goods or produce of cheap or inferior quality; trash
adjective
cheap, inferior, or trashy
Origin of schlock
1Yiddish: damaged merchandise, probably from German Schlag a blow; related to slay
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