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Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it.
Mort Walker

Meaning of "schlock" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHLOCK

Yiddish: damaged merchandise, probably from German Schlag a blow; related to slay.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHLOCK

schlock  [ʃlɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schlock can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCHLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of schlock in the English dictionary

The definition of schlock in the dictionary is goods or produce of cheap or inferior quality; trash. Other definition of schlock is cheap, inferior, or trashy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHLOCK


bloc
blɒk
Bloch
blɒk
block
blɒk
Blok
blɒk
clock
klɒk
floc
flɒk
flock
flɒk
Glock
ɡlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
interlock
ˌɪntəˈlɒk
lock
lɒk
Locke
lɒk
o´clock
əˈklɒk
overclock
ˌəʊvəˈklɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
unblock
ʌnˈblɒk
unlock
ʌnˈlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHLOCK

schlich
Schlick
Schlieffen
Schlieffen Plan
Schliemann
schliere
schlieren
schlieren photography
schlieric
schlimazel
schlocker
schlocky
schlong
schloss
schlub
schlumbergera
schlump
schlumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHLOCK

a chip off the old block
alarm clock
around the clock
born out of wedlock
building block
bullock
child lock
digital clock
eight o´clock
gridlock
havelock
matchlock
Matlock
on the block
Pollock
round-the-clock
shlock
superblock
the clock
time clock

Synonyms and antonyms of schlock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schlock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHLOCK

Find out the translation of schlock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schlock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schlock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蹩脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

schlock
570 millions of speakers

English

schlock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कूड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

schlock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

халтуры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schlock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schlock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schlock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Schlock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

安物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

싸구려 들이죠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Schlock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ vứt bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரம் குறைந்த பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॉलक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

schlock
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schlock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schlock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

халтури
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schlock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

schlock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schlock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schlock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schlock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schlock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLOCK»

The term «schlock» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.687 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schlock

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QUOTES WITH «SCHLOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word schlock.
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Mort Walker
Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHLOCK»

Discover the use of schlock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schlock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Schlock-O-Rama: The Films of Al Adamson
Explores the low-budget shocker films made by Al Adamson, telling the stories behind the scripts, the choice of actors and actresses, and the difficulties of production
David Konow, 1998
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Schlock Value: Hollywood at Its Worst
You might think a book about movies titled Schlock Value would be a ripping indictment of the art and the industry—and I do take my shots at the actors and the directors and the trends and the clichés that deserve it—but this book is for movie ...
Richard Roeper, 2005
3
Gothic Schlock: An Anthology
The collection also include forty dark poems about love and loss.
Francesca Michel, 2007
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Schlock Mercenary
They want to revolutionize space travel. Schlock just wants to hurt people and break things. This 240-page volume takes the reader back to the very start of Schlock Mercenary, and then some.
Howard Tayler
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Schlock Mercenary: Resident Mad Scientist
"Commander Kevyn Andreyasn invented the Teraport, so when something huge goes horribly wrong and starts interfering with every teraport in the galaxy, Kevyn may be the only person who can set it right"--P. [4] of cover.
Travis Watson, Sandra Tayler, Tracy McKinnon, 2010
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The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the ...
By a treaty concluded between Russia and Courland May 10, 1783, the district of Schlock, with Dubbeln and Mayorenhoif, was annexed to Livonia. Catherine li., by a. nkase of Feb. 4, 1785, converted the viilageot Sehiock into atown; and to ...
Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler, 1916
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The Purple Decades: A Reader
The aesthetique du schlock! Schlock, which is Yiddish for a kind of “ersatz,” is the New York publishingtrade term for the sort of periodical, known academically as subliterature, in which there is a story about, say, bars where young women from  ...
Tom Wolfe, 1982
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No Schlock... Just Rock!
Before he was the author of such books as 'A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,' 'Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,' and 'Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music ...
Greg Prato, 2009
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Schlock Economics: Critique on Economics
Economists are blind to reality which is evident from the recent financial crisis.
Azmat Hayat, 2011
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Fictional Amorphous Creatures: Odo, Brainiac, Clayface, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schlock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Syfy's Sharknado series proves schlock cinema belongs on TV, not …
Despite the wealth of resources afforded to the higher-profile schlock film, Machete Kills, the more successful schlock film had a crucial advantage—Sharknado ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
2
Until Dawn: schlock horror gets an interactive twist
When Until Dawn opened with a group of unsupervised young people in a remote cabin drinking and playing cruel, sexy pranks on each other, my first thought ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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The Consistent, Slightly Above-Average Schlock Of Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane's “Ted 2” came out in theaters Friday. Early reviews are not great, but I doubt many people are surprised by that. The thing with the comedy of ... «FiveThirtyEight, Jun 15»
4
Climate change schlock horror
But this time wrapped up in a sort of weird mix of a 1930s Hollywood gangster movie and the 1990s schlock horror variety. For I kid you not; that's exactly the ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
5
I block, you block, we all block Twitter shock schlock
Twitter has introduced a feature that allows users to share their block lists with others to help single out abusive users. Beginning on Wednesday, the ... «The Register, Jun 15»
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Christopher Lee: he could turn schlock into Shakespeare
Christopher Lee: he could turn schlock into Shakespeare. Christopher Lee, who has died at the age of 93, brought dignity and gravitas to the most fantastical of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films review …
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films review – top schlock doc. 3 / 5 stars. The owners of Cannon Films are fondly remembered by a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Motley Crue review: Fans thrill to rock and schlock in farewell tour
Entertainment. smh.com.au; Web; Entertainment. Motley Crue review: Fans thrill to rock and schlock in farewell tour. Music. Date: May 13, 2015. (1); Read later ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Neil Diamond adds rap to his irresistible schlock-pop
... folks of all creeds and political persuasions, though it's taken decades to do so, his patented (and irresistible) high grade schlock-pop has simply overwhelmed ... «Edmonton Journal, May 15»
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No future schlock: Tesla's awe-inspiring Model S
After a few days in a Tesla S P85D, the experience of firing up some hunk of piston-flapping metal in the driveway?the anxious burr of an internal combustion in ... «MarketWatch, Apr 15»

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