List of English words of Yiddish origin
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Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag, Yiddish shlak, meaning 'a stroke'; also possibly from German "Schlag"/"Schlagsahne", whipped cream)"
In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for kitsch and in film it refers to tasteless comedy horror movies or theatre designed to shock people.
It may also refer to:
- Schlock (film), a film by John Landis
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