Schlock

שלאַק

Cheap, shoddy, or inferior

Word Origin

Origin Language

Yiddish

Word in Origin Language

שלאַק (shlak)

Root Meaning

A stroke

Current Usage

Yes, in English

Example Usage

Don't buy that schlock, it'll fall apart in a week.

קויף נישט יענע שלאַק, עס וועט צעפאַלן אין אַ וואָך.

Koyf nisht yene shlak, es vet tsefaln in a vokh.

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