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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRamsch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁamʃ
"Er hat sein ganzes Geld für billigen Ramsch ausgegeben."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Trashy, inferior, or cheap goods, art, or writing.
"Most of the items sold at the souvenir shop turned out to be pure schlock."
- 1
Of low quality, cheap, or trashy.
"He spent the entire weekend watching schlock horror movies on television."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Yiddish word 'shlak', meaning a blow, apoplexy, or worthless piece of merchandise, which likely traces back to the German 'Schlag' (a blow). It entered colloquial American English in the mid-20th century through Yiddish-speaking immigrants, initially referring to inferior merchandise before broadening to describe low-quality art, literature, or media.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Schlock" is said worldwide
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bimbeloterie
Transliteration: bɛ̃bəlɔtʁi
"Cette boutique ne vend que de la bimbeloterie sans valeur."
Ramsch
Transliteration: ʁamʃ
"Er hat sein ganzes Geld für billigen Ramsch ausgegeben."
robaccia
Transliteration: roˈbattʃa
"Non voglio comprare quella robaccia inutile."
porquería
Transliteration: poɾkeˈɾia
"La película que vimos anoche era pura porquería."
tralha
Transliteration: ˈtɾaʎɐ
"A casa dele está cheia de tralha barata."
कचरा
Transliteration: kachara
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह दुकान पूरी तरह से घटिया कचरा सामान बेचती है।"
垃圾货
Transliteration: lā jī huò
Script: 中文汉字
"他买回来的那些东西全是垃圾货。"
싸구려
Transliteration: ssaguryeo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 시장에서 싸구려 물건들만 잔뜩 사 왔다."
安物
Transliteration: yasumono
Script: 日本語
"その店で買ったお土産は完全に安物だった。"
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