schlocky

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English

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Etymology

From schlock +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Adjective

schlocky (comparative schlockier, superlative schlockiest)

  1. Of inferior quality, cheap.
  2. Tacky, of tasteless appearance.
    • 1996 December 9, “Festival Spanish Fly”, in New York, page 98:
      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.
    • 2011 June 3, Benjamin Mercer, “On ‘Drive Angry,’ the Schlocky Role Nicolas Cage Was Born to Play”, in The Atlantic‎:
      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.
    • 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:
      The psychological twists are much more effective than the schlocky and obvious jump scares, with Rodgers’ dexterous, multifaceted performance a particular highlight.

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