Schlock meaning
The definition of a schlock is something that is cheap or of very low quality.
An example of shlock is a room full of very poorly made furniture.
noun
Something, such as merchandise or literature, that is inferior or poorly made.
noun
Of inferior quality; cheap or shoddy.
adjective
Anything cheap or inferior; trash.
noun
Cheap; inferior.
adjective
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Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.
noun
Schlock means cheap or trashy.
An example of something schlock is a very revealing shirt made out of low quality, see-through fabric.
adjective
Tasteless comedy horror movies or theatre designed to shock people.
noun
Origin of schlock
- Possibly from Yiddish shlak apoplexy, stroke, wretch, evil, nuisance from Middle High German slag, slak stroke from slahen to strike from Old High German slahan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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