schlocky
English
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃlɑki/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (modern) /ˈʃlɒkiː/, (older) /ˈʃlɒkɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɒki
Adjective
editschlocky (comparative schlockier, superlative schlockiest)
- Of inferior quality, cheap.
- 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[1]:
- 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[2], →ISSN:
- The psychological twists are much more effective than the schlocky and obvious jump scares, with Rodgers’ dexterous, multifaceted performance a particular highlight.
Further reading
edit- “schlocky adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present