schlocky

comparative schlockier · superlative schlockiest · alternative shlocky

1. Of inferior quality, cheap.

   Synonyms: lousy, shoddy, affordable, inexpensive, ass, bad, base, below par

2. Tacky, of tasteless appearance.

   Moreover, Drive Angry offers evidence that Cage hasn't recently been one-note in his performances so much as in his choice of schlocky material.

   2011 June 3, Benjamin Mercer, “On ‘Drive Angry,’ the Schlocky Role Nicolas Cage Was Born to Play”, in The Atlantic

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   But España's schlockier, more commercial fare has been unapologetically added this time around—including Day of the Beast (above), about a priest who hooks up with a heavy-metal-head in order to prevent the imminent arrival of the Antichrist.

   1996 December 9, “Festival Spanish Fly”, in New York, page 98

   The psychological twists are much more effective than the schlocky and obvious jump scares, with Rodgers’ dexterous, multifaceted performance a particular highlight.

   2022 October 3, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, “Ghost Stories review – more schlocky than scary but there’s fun to be had”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: crass, kitschy, tawdry, bedizened, blatant, blingish, brash, campy