schlock
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schlock
- /ʃlɒk/ UK
- /ʃlɑk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow, strike, hit”).
noun schlocks
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Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.
Similar: cheapie, crapola, garbage, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of junk, piece of shit
Translations
Talk about this word "schlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/schlock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. schlock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/schlock "schlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/schlock.Cite this
@misc{schlock_2026,
title = {schlock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schlock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
