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SCHLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schlock mean? 

SCHLOCK (noun)
  The noun SCHLOCK has 1 sense:

1. merchandise that is shoddy or inferiorplay

  Familiarity information: SCHLOCK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCHLOCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dreck; schlock; shlock

Hypernyms ("schlock" is a kind of...):

merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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