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schlocky

or shlock·y

[ shlok-ee ]

/ ˈʃlɒk i /

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adjective, schlock·i·er, schlock·i·est. Slang.

schlock(def 1).

Words nearby schlocky

schlieren, schlieren method, schlimazel, schlock, schlockmeister, schlocky, schlong, schloss, schlub, schlumbergera, schlump

Origin of schlocky

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for schlocky

It is both darker than its unpleasant reputation and, simultaneously, more enduringly majestic than a schlocky brochure.
Delhi in Crisis: How Corruption Rotted a Great Capital|William O’Connor|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Shakespearean|Paula Szuchman|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It sets the tone for the rest of the pilot episode, a schlocky collection of tired tropes and telegraphed setups.
Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ & Louis C.K.’s ‘Louie’: Comedy Clash|Jace Lacob|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Roberto Bolano recounts a schlocky French zombie movie scene by scene.
Horror Goes Highbrow|Josh Dzieza|October 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Piranha 3D, the new horror movie by director Alexandre Aja, which marks the big-screen return of the schlocky creature feature.
Return of the Creature Feature!|Shannon Donnelly|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

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