schlock

adjective

ˈshläk 

variants or schlocky

ˈshlä-kē 

or less commonly shlock or shlocky

: of low quality or value

schlock noun

Synonyms

• bad
• bargain-basement
• bum
• cheap
• cheapjack
• cheesy
• coarse
• common
• crappy [slang]
• cut-rate
• el cheapo
• execrable
• gimcrack
• inferior
• junky
• lousy
• low-grade
• low-rent
• mediocre
• miserable
• poor
• rotten
• rubbishy
• second-rate
• shoddy
• sleazy
• terrible
• trashy
• trumpery
• wretched

Examples of schlock in a Sentence

a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Yiddish shlak evil, nuisance, literally, blow

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above