schlock n : merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: shlock, dreck]

English

Noun

1. Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.
2. Tasteless comedy horror movies or theatre designed to shock people.

Derived terms

• schlocky

Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag, Yiddish shlak, meaning 'a stroke')"

It may also refer to:

• Schlock (film), a film by John Landis
• Schlock Mercenary, a webcomic by Howard Taylor
  • Sergeant Schlock, the titular character of Schlock Mercenary
• Dr. Irving Schlock, a character in the webcomic Sluggy Freelance

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