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schlock definition

☆ schlock (s̸hläk)

noun

anything cheap or inferior; trash

Etymology: < ? Ger schlacke, dregs, slag

adjective

cheap; inferior
also schlocky schlock′y

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schlock Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • something: It purports to be serious, in contrast to the stage-managed schlock of something like Jerry Springer.

Modifies a noun

  • horror: Not a traditional masterpiece but one of Herbert's perfect pieces of schlock horror.
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