schlock

  • 1Schlock — is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag , Yiddish shlak , meaning a stroke ) It may also refer to: * Schlock (film), a film by John Landis * Schlock Mercenary , a webcomic by… …

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  • 2Schlock — est un film américain réalisé en 1973 par John Landis. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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  • 3schlock|y — «SHLOK ee», adjective, schlock|i|er, schlock|i|est. Slang. cheap; inferior; schlock. Also, shlocky …

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  • 4schlock — [ʃlɔk US ʃla:k] n [U] AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Yiddish; Origin: shlak, from Middle High German slag hit ] things that are cheap and of poor quality ▪ The gift store sells both tasteful gifts and cheap schlock …

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  • 5schlock — [ ʃlak ] noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL things that are inexpensive and of bad quality: plastic souvenirs and other schlock …

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  • 6schlock — schlock; schlock·meis·ter; …

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  • 7schlock — (n.) trash, 1915, from Amer. Yiddish shlak, from Ger. Schlacke dregs, scum, dross (see SLAG (Cf. slag)). Alternative etymology is from Yiddish shlogn to strike (Cf. Ger. schlagen; see SLAY (Cf. slay)). Derived form schlockmeister purveyor of… …

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  • 8Schlock —    Film fantastique de John Landis, avec John Landis, Eliza Garrett, Saul Kahan, Eric Allison, Charles Villiers.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1972   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 20    Résumé    Un tueur sème la terreur et s avère être …

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  • 9schlock — ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ cheap or inferior goods; trash. DERIVATIVES schlocky adjective. ORIGIN apparently from Yiddish words for an apoplectic stroke and wretch, untidy person …

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  • 10schlock — ☆ schlock adj. schlockier, schlockiest [shläk ] Slang n. [< ? Ger schlacke, dregs, SLAG] anything cheap or inferior; trash adj. cheap; inferior: also schlocky adj. schlockier, schlockiest …

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