Meaning & use
Schlocky
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Of cheap, poor quality; tacky or badly made, especially describing entertainment or merchandise.
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The theater was showing a schlocky horror sequel nobody took seriously.
Tourist shops sold schlocky souvenirs at inflated prices.
A note on using this word
From Yiddish 'schlock,' meaning cheap or shoddy goods, which entered American English through Jewish immigrant communities.
Words with a similar meaning
tackycheesy
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Words with an opposite meaning
tastefulrefined
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