Schlock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃlɒk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schlock is a noun meaning (colloquial, US) Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Meaning
(colloquial, US) Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Example Sentences
Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.
“The Kingdom of the Wicked” is not Mr. Burgess at the top of his bent. It is not schlock. It is too individual, too original for that; […].
And just because leftoids make tripe from their position of strength is no reason for trads to make schlock from their position of weakness.
Word Forms
- schlocks
Synonyms for schlock
Depending on context, synonyms include shlock.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shlock, schlocker, schlockbuster, schlockmeister, shoddy, schlockster.
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