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schlockware

English

Etymology

schlock +? ware, from Yiddish ?????? (shlak), from German Schlacke.

Noun

schlockware (uncountable)

  1. (computing) Software that is of shoddy or inferior quality.
    • 1998, Larry Wall, quoted in "Open source gurus convene", C-Net E-Magazine, April 8, 1998.
      You'll do us all a big favor if you disassociate freeware from schlockware.

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schlock

English

Alternative forms

  • shlock

Etymology

From Yiddish ?????? (shlak), related to German Schlacke/Schlag.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?l?k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?k/

Noun

schlock (countable and uncountable, plural schlocks)

  1. Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.

Derived terms

Translations

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