Mediocre
Mediocre adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
Schlock and mediocre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Schlock" instead an adjective "Mediocre".
Nearby Word: mediocrity
Schlock
Schlock adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Schlock Mercenary, While funny from the get-go, was plagued by it's mediocre artwork and short story arcs which did little to advance the overall plot.
Source: Growing The Beard / Web Comics - This doesn't just cover the generic So Bad, It's Good schlock you'd normally expect, but films 'generally regarded as so unremarkably mediocre they don't even attract any trolls who care enough to shit on it' like Weekend at Bernie's (which Jake considers a classic).
Source: Guilty Pleasures
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