WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shlock  (shlok),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
  1. Slang Termsschlock.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
schlock or shlock /ʃlɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable][Slang.]
  1. Slang Termssomething 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),USA pronunciation [Slang.]
adj. 
  1. Slang TermsAlso, schlocky. cheap;
    trashy:a schlock store.

n. 
  1. Slang Termssomething 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

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