schlock

schlock

adjective \ˈshläk\

Definition of SCHLOCK

: of low quality or value

— schlock noun

Variants of SCHLOCK

schlock or schlocky \ˈshlä-kē\ also shlock or shlocky

Examples of SCHLOCK

1. <a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs>

Origin of SCHLOCK

perhaps from Yiddish shlak evil, nuisance, literally, blow

First Known Use: 1916

Related to SCHLOCK

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

Related Words

useless, valueless, worthless; indifferent, lackluster, second-class; brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry; seedy, shabby, tacky; counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham; supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms

elegant, handsome, tasteful; handcrafted, polished, refined

Rhymes with SCHLOCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok