Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schlock

/ʃlɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: schlock
IPA: /ʃlɑk/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.

American usage; Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

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."

Etymology

From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow, strike, hit”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: שלאַק

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃlɑk/
British English: /ʃlɒk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

schlocks (plural)

Derived Forms

schlockbuster schlocker schlockfest schlockmeister schlockumentary schlockware schlocky

Phrases

schlock house schlock-house

Frequently Paired Words

schlockiness shlock

Synonyms

cheapie crapola garbage gash hunk of junk load of bull load of crap load of shit piece of crap piece of garbage piece of junk piece of shit

Rhymes With

rock stock block lock shock clock iraq doc knock cock o'clock dock

Questions

How do you pronounce schlock?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃlɑk/.
What does schlock mean?: Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Where does schlock come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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