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schlocky

[shlok-ee]

adjective, schlock·i·er, schlock·i·est. Slang.

schlock (def. 1).

Also, shlocky.

Origin:
schlock + -y¹

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tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy

something of cheap or inferior quality; junk

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schlock definition

[ʃlɑk]

n.
inferior merchandise. (From German schlacke, “dregs” via Yiddish.) : That store has nothing but schlock.
mod.
and schlocky. [ˈʃlɑki]cheap; junky; inferior. : Schlocky stuff like this I can get from a no overhead mail order.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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