Definition of Shlock

1. Noun. Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.

Exact synonyms: Dreck, Schlock
Generic synonyms: Merchandise, Product, Ware
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular

Definition of Shlock

1. schlock [n -S] - See also: schlock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shlock

shlemiehl
shlemiehls
shlemiel
shlemiels
shlenter
shlep
shlepp
shlepped
shlepper
shleppers
shlepping
shlepps
shleps
shlimazel
shlimazels
shlock (current term)
shlockier
shlockiest
shlockmeister
shlocks
shlockumentaries
shlockumentary
shlocky
shloka
shlokas
shlongs
shlub
shlubby
shlubs

Literary usage of Shlock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Edinburgh Annual Register by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1814)
"and Russian gun-boats was directed to co-operate by dislodging the enemy from shlock—On the 23d of August, the attack was made by the Russians with great ..."

2. The "Fortnightly" History of the War by Arthur Mordaunt Murray (1917)
"Up to the end of October Hindenburg had a firm hold of both banks of the Aa river from Mitau as far as shlock, and from there to Lake Kangen, but during the ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"... the first half of November centered around attempts to break through in the shlock region, between Lakes Kauger and ..."

4. A Short History of the Great War by Albert Frederick Pollard (1920)
"... drove back the Germans, who had advanced along the coast, beyond shlock and Kemmern and Kish, extending their lines to ..."

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