Definition of schlock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

low quality

cheap or shoddy merchandise

The store was filled with schlock that no one wanted to buy..

junk

trash

cultural products

films, songs, or books lacking artistic value

The movie was dismissed as schlock by critics.

junk

trash

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Origin of schlock

Yiddish, shlak (junk)

Examples of schlock in a sentence

Tourists often end up buying schlock as souvenirs.
The novel was considered schlock by many readers.
Critics labeled the album as pure schlock.

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French:pacotille, navet, ...
German:Ramsch, Schund, ...
Italian:merce scadente, spazzatura, ...
Spanish:baratija, chatarra, ...
Portuguese:bugiganga, lixo, ...
Chinese:劣质品, 劣质作品, ...
Japanese:安物, 駄作, ...
Arabic:بِضاعَة رَدِيئَة, تفاهة, ...
Hebrew:סְחוֹרָה זולה, זֶבֶל, ...
Russian:дешёвка, дешевка, ...
Ukrainian:мотлох, шлак, ...
Hindi:सस्ता माल, घटिया, ...
Bengali:নিম্নমানের পণ্য, অশিল্পমূল্য, ...
Catalan:baratija, porqueria, ...
Czech:šunt, kýč, ...
Danish:skrammel, bras, ...
Dutch:rommel, prul, ...
Greek:φτηνιάρικα, σκουπίδι, ...
Hungarian:ócskaság, giccs, ...
Khmer:ទំនិញគុណភាពអន់, ស្នាដៃអន់គុណភាព, ...
Korean:싸구려, 저속한 작품, ...
Persian:جنس بنجل, آثار بی‌ارزش, ...
Polish:tandeta, kicz, ...
Portuguese (BR):bugiganga, lixo, ...
Romanian:marfă ieftină, prost gust, ...
Swedish:skräp, ...
Thai:ของห่วย, ขยะวัฒนธรรม, ...
Turkish:ucuz mal, değersiz, ...
Vietnamese:hàng rẻ tiền, rẻ tiền, ...

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