schlock

== English == === Etymology === From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow, strike, hit”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃlɒk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʃlɑk/ Rhymes: -ɒk === Noun === schlock (countable and uncountable, plural schlocks) (colloquial, US) Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior. Alternative form: shlock ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “schlock n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.