schlocky
or shlock·y
[shlok-ee]
adjective, schlock·i·er, schlock·i·est. Slang.
Origin of schlocky
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Related Words for schlocky
base, broken-down, cheap, cheesy, common, dilapidated, dingy, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, gaudy, ignominious, inferior, inglorious, lousy, makeshift, mean, miserable, paltryExamples from the Web for schlocky
Contemporary Examples of schlocky
It is both darker than its unpleasant reputation and, simultaneously, more enduringly majestic than a schlocky brochure.
Sons of Anarchy has been called shallow, schlocky, and meandering.
Television’s Finest Schlock: The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Episode ‘One One Six’ Is So Damn ShakespeareanPaula Szuchman
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It sets the tone for the rest of the pilot episode, a schlocky collection of tired tropes and telegraphed setups.
Roberto Bolano recounts a schlocky French zombie movie scene by scene.
Piranha 3D, the new horror movie by director Alexandre Aja, which marks the big-screen return of the schlocky creature feature.