schlocky

US: (shlok′ē)

Inflections of 'schlocky' (adj):

schlockier

adj comparative

schlockiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

schlock•y  (shlok′ē), adj., schlock•i•er, schlock•i•est. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms schlock (def. 1).

Also, shlocky. 

• schlock + -y¹

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schlock or shlock /ʃlɑk/   n. [uncountable] [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms something of cheap or inferior quality:
   Where does he buy such schlock?

schlock•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

schlock  (shlok), [Slang.]
adj. 

1. Slang Terms Also, schlocky. cheap;
   trashy:
   a schlock store.

n. 

2. Slang Terms something of cheap or inferior quality;
   junk. Also, shlock. 

• Yiddish shlak apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch (compare Middle High German slac(g) blow; see slay); though development of English sense is unclear
• apparently 1910–15