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schlock Definition

schlock (s̸hläk)

noun

anything cheap or inferior; trash

Etymology: < ? Ger schlacke, dregs, slag

adjective

cheap; inferior

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.
  • merchant: The New Yorker was less kind, dubbing him a ' schlock merchant ' .