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title: "schlock · GenZ Decoded"
description: "schlock: Cheap, low-quality stuff, especially entertainment made to sell rather than to be good. Example: \"The channel runs nothing but schlock after midnight.\""
url: "https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/schlock/"
lang: "en"
image: "https://genzdecoded.com/og/default.jpg"
---

# schlock

Boomer[#bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)

**Meaning.** Cheap, low-quality stuff, especially entertainment made to sell rather than to be good.

See it in a sentence

The channel runs nothing but schlock after midnight.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [AI slop](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ai-slop/),[brain rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/brain-rot/)

- Gen Alpha

    [brainrot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/brainrot/)

- Millennial

    [clickbait](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clickbait/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    schlock

- Plain English

    cheap, low-quality stuff, especially entertainment made to sell rather than to be good

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## Related slang

- [ratchet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ratchet/): Describes someone or something seen as tacky, unrefined, or out of control.
- [rumble](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rumble/): To take part in a street fight or group fight.
- [shade](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shade/): A subtle insult or expression of disrespect.
- [side-eye](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/side-eye/): A subtle expression of criticism, suspicion, or disapproval.

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