schlock
(colloquial, US) Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
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The schlock of ‘76 — a little walk down memory lane
its a relentlessly paced spectacle beat em up, you can definitely beat it in less than like 3 hours, HIGHLY recommend just for the anime schlock factor havent played overdose or gore yet but i intend on it eventually
They have a physical location in Denver and I've had to limit myself to their Dirty Work and Road House releases because if I start picking up random Giallo/schlock horror shit I'll have to add a new wing to my house
Judging by the proliferation of Trump schlock, I think it may just be that ‘76 and ‘76 are a nicer, neater match
The children yearn for the schlock
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(colloquial, US) Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
“its a relentlessly paced spectacle beat em up, you can definitely beat it in less than like 3 hours, HIGHLY recommend just for the anime schlock factor havent played overdose or gore yet but i intend on it eventually”
“They have a physical location in Denver and I've had to limit myself to their Dirty Work and Road House releases because if I start picking up random Giallo/schlock horror shit I'll have to add a new wing to my house”
“Judging by the proliferation of Trump schlock, I think it may just be that ‘76 and ‘76 are a nicer, neater match”
Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.
“The schlock of ‘76 — a little walk down memory lane”
— Bluesky· May 2026“its a relentlessly paced spectacle beat em up, you can definitely beat it in less than like 3 hours, HIGHLY recommend just for the anime schlock factor havent played overdose or gore yet but i intend on it eventually”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They have a physical location in Denver and I've had to limit myself to their Dirty Work and Road House releases because if I start picking up random Giallo/schlock horror shit I'll have to add a new wing to my house”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Judging by the proliferation of Trump schlock, I think it may just be that ‘76 and ‘76 are a nicer, neater match”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The children yearn for the schlock”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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