shlocky

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Pronunciations

shlocky (SHLAHK-ee)

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Definitions

  • adj. Of cheap, inferior quality.

Example Sentences

  • "The shnorrer does not have to beg to get in, no matter how shlocky his shoddy wares are. With a couple of drinks, you are shikker, but it will cost a couple of shekels." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • Y perhaps from שלאַק shlak 'stroke, apoplexy; calamity; pest' or שלאָג shlog 'hit, stroke' + E adjectival suffix -y

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      shloky, schlocky, schlokky, schloky, shlokky

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