schlockbuster

English

Etymology

Blend of schlock +‎ blockbuster

Pronunciation

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Noun

schlockbuster (plural schlockbusters)

1. (US, slang) A schlocky blockbuster; a film that is tasteless and inferior but still very successful.
   • 2009 April 22, Michael Cieply, “He’s Behind the Guffaws and the Gore”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster.