Schlockbuster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schlockbuster is a noun meaning (US, slang) A schlocky blockbuster; a film that is tasteless and inferior but still very successful.
Meaning
(US, slang) A schlocky blockbuster; a film that is tasteless and inferior but still very successful.
Example Sentences
If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster.
Word Forms
- schlockbusters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include schlocker, schlock, schlockmeister, shlocker, shlock, schlockster.
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