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Definition of Schlock
1. Noun. Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
Generic synonyms: Merchandise, Product, Ware
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Definition of Schlock
1. Noun. Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. ¹
2. Noun. Tasteless comedy horror movies or theatre designed to shock people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Schlock
1. inferior merchandise [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schlock
Literary usage of Schlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Topography and Strategy in the War by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1917)
"In reports of this fighting the town of schlock figured prominently, for reasons
readily apparent from the map. The lower Aa River makes an effective ..."
2. Topography and Strategy in the War by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1917)
"In reports of this fighting the town of schlock figured prominently, for reasons
readily apparent from the map. The lower Aa River makes an effective ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1850)
"intercepted by the army commanded by Count schlock, he was defeated and driven back.
... In the mean time General schlock, on the north-east, had, ..."
4. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"... along the Aa toward their base at schlock. This, of course, necessitated a
simultaneous withdrawal of the German forces on the south shore of the lake. ..."
5. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"... along the Aa toward their base at schlock. This, of course, necessitated a
simultaneous withdrawal of the German forces on the south shore of the lake. ..."
6. Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland: Including the Crimea by Thomas Michell (1888)
"A small place called schlock (pop. 1400), on the lower course of the Aa, is passed
on the ... A steamer runs from Dubbeln and schlock to Mitau, up the Aa r. ..."
7. The European War by Anthony Arnoux (1917)
"On November 7th half the Russians counter-attacked and succeeded in advancing
and in reoccupying the district between schlock and Lake ..."
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