schlock
or shlock
[ shlok ]
/ ʃlɒk /
adjective
Also schlocky.
cheap; trashy: a schlock store.
noun
something of cheap or inferior quality; junk.
Origin of schlock
1910–15; apparently < Yiddish
shlak apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch (compare Middle High German
slac(g) blow; see
slay); though development of E sense is unclear
Words nearby schlock
schlieffen,
schliemann,
schlieren,
schlieren method,
schlimazel,
schlock,
schlockmeister,
schlocky,
schlong,
schloss,
schlub
Example sentences from the Web for schlock
Cain wrote one good book, Postman, and a shelf full of schlock.
British Dictionary definitions for schlock
schlock
/ (ʃlɒk) mainly US slang /
noun
goods or produce of cheap or inferior quality; trash
adjective
cheap, inferior, or trashy
Word Origin for schlock
Yiddish: damaged merchandise, probably from German
Schlag a blow; related to
slay