Etymology

schlock

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Today it means: Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior. Full definition →

Yiddish שלאַק
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromשלאַק
  2. English todayschlock

From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow, strike, hit”).

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