shlock
shlock is the alternative form of schlock.
Meaning of schlock
Noun
schlock (countable and uncountable, plural schlocks)
- 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.1978, Don DeLillo, Running Dog, New York: Knopf, page 148
- Synonyms:
- cheapie, crapola, garbage, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage
Forms of shlock
| plural | shlocks |
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Questions about shlock
- What is shlock the alternative form of?
- Shlock is the alternative form of schlock.
Words near shlock in the dictionary
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