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shlocky

shlocky is the alternative spelling of schlocky.

Meaning of schlocky

Adjective

schlocky (comparative schlockier, superlative schlockiest)

  1. Of inferior quality, cheap.
  2. Tacky, of tasteless appearance.
    • But España's schlockier, more commercial fare has been unapologetically added this time around—including Day of the Beast (above), about a priest who hooks up with a heavy-metal-head in order to prevent the imminent arrival of the Antichrist.1996 December 9, “Festival Spanish Fly”, in New York, page 98

Forms of shlocky

comparativeshlockier
superlativeshlockiest

Origin of shlocky

From shlock + -y.

Questions about shlocky

What is shlocky the alternative spelling of?
Shlocky is the alternative spelling of schlocky.

Words near shlocky in the dictionary

  1. shlocks
  2. shlockster
  3. shlocksters
  4. shlockumentaries
  5. shlockumentary
  6. shlocky
  7. Shloime
  8. shloka
  9. shlokas
  10. Shlomo
  11. shlong

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