Word of the Day:
schlock
What It Means
Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Schlock in Context
““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; […].”
Did You Know?
From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow, strike, hit”).
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