Usually means: Low quality, overly sensational or flashy.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word schlocky:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. schlocky: Merriam-Webster
  2. schlocky: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. schlocky: Collins English Dictionary
  4. schlocky: Wordnik
  5. schlocky: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. schlocky: Wiktionary
  7. schlocky: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. schlocky: Dictionary.com
  9. schlocky: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. schlocky: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. schlocky: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (schlocky)

▸ adjective:  Of inferior quality, cheap.
▸ adjective:  Tacky, of tasteless appearance.

Similar:
low-rent, cheap, low-quality, poor, cheesy, trashy, tacky, mean, low-grade, sleazy, more...

Opposite:
high-quality, premium, top-notch, sophisticated, refined

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Similar:
low-rent, cheap, low-quality, poor, cheesy, trashy, tacky, mean, low-grade, sleazy, more...

Opposite:
high-quality, premium, top-notch, sophisticated, refined



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