schlock

Definition

Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn."
• "“The Kingdom of the Wicked” is not Mr. Burgess at the top of his bent. It is not schlock. It is too individual, too original for that; […]."
• "And just because leftoids make tripe from their position of strength is no reason for trads to make schlock from their position of weakness."