schlockbuster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈʃlɒkˌbʌstəɹ/
Etymology
Blend of schlock + blockbuster.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A schlocky blockbuster; a film that is tasteless and inferior but still very successful.
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.
2009 April 22, Michael Cieply, “He’s Behind the Guffaws and the Gore”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schlockbusters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |