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shlocky
schlock also shlock S0137600 (shlŏk)Slang n. Something, such as merchandise or literature, that is inferior or poorly made.adj. Of inferior quality; cheap or shoddy.
[Possibly from Yiddish shlak, apoplexy, stroke, wretch, evil, nuisance, from Middle High German slag, slak, stroke, from slahen, to strike, from Old High German slahan.]
schlock′y, shlock′y adj.Our Living Language A number of English words borrowed from Yiddish (a variety of German with an admixture of Hebrew and Slavic elements) are recognizably of foreign extraction because they begin with sound combinations (shl-, shm-, shn-) not found at the beginnings of native English words. Schlock is such a word; it is descended from a Middle High German word for a hit or blow, and thus came to refer to damaged merchandise, and then to merchandise of poor quality. Other words beginning with this and similar sound combinations are Yiddish also: schlep, schmooze, schmuck, and schnoz. These words may not be equally common in all regions of the United States; they are most frequently heard in areas with sizable Jewish populations that either speak Yiddish or are descended from Yiddish speakers, such as New York City. Of course, not all Yiddish words borrowed into English begin with the sound (sh); one need only think of bagel, lox, blintz, nosh, meshuga, and kibitz to get a feeling for the variety of words that Yiddish-speaking Jews brought with them to America.shlocky (ˈʃlɒkɪ) adj, shlockier or shlockiest a variant spelling of schlockyshlocky
shlockyslang Produced very hastily, inexpensively, or shoddily; cheap, trashy, or inferior in quality. Likely From Yiddish. I'm working on a more literary novel in my spare time, but I pay my bills by writing shlocky thrillers. I was raised watching shlocky horror movies, so I've always got a soft spot for the absurd stuff created by amateurs with low budgets.ThesaurusSeeschlock |