schlocker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

schlock +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

schlocker (plural schlockers)

  1. (informal) A schlocky film or other work.
    • 2006, SPIN, volume 22, number 4:
      Soon she acquired a cult following after appearing in a string of low-budget Roger Corman schlockers.
    • 2009 September 6, “TIFF reviews: Coming attractions”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Lars von Trier calls his horror schlocker about a couple facing ghoulies in the woods his most important film, but he can barely keep a straight face.