What does the expression "schlock and awe" mean? and when is it used?

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and no, I didn't misspell "shock"... Schlock is the word i'm asking about.

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"Schlock and awe" is a play on the term "shock and awe." To understand the first, you have to understand the latter. "Shock and awe," refers to a military engagement where one side tries to paralyze the other side with overwhelming force, appearance, and general military prowess. The idea is to shock and awe your opponent, making your opponent a less capable foe.

The term "schlock and awe" is a twist on that phrase. Schlock literally means something something trashy or cheap. The media coverage of the war in Iraq is often referred to as "shclock and awe" meaning that the coverage is no better than tabloid reporting, but still quite overwhelming. Where "shock and awe" suggests an enormous display of power, "shclock and awe" suggests an enormous display of headlines (many of which are quite pointless).

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Assuming you have stated it correctly, it is a play on 'shock and awe' which is a military term for an abrupt confrontation that overwhelms the opposing force "forty three knights on chargers charged out of the valley and the guards of the king paused in shock and awe"
'Schlock and awe' means the junk mechanize promoted for the holidays or a similar batch of stuff. "The Christmas season started Tuesday and my feelings of schlock and awe can not be described."

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The correctly spelled term is "shock and awe". Back in 2003, the press got wind of a new "20,000 pound bomb"; a non-nuclear bomb that carried blast power just under the A-bomb (think Hiroshma).

With only a few of these monsters made, the Army was very selective--and secretive about the bomb's intended target(s).

But when global press cameras managed to capture the detonation of a "shock and awe" bomb--it well lived up to it's lethal nickname, leaving a 60 foot wide, five building story deep crater.....and everything else 10 blocks of "ground zero" in tatters.

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It means eating the sh't they're trying to sell all wrapped in a pretty bow, I would characterize it as a pseudo-logical phenomenon that caters to the complacent masses.

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yes, they called it their 'shock and awe' technique because the military unloaded a barrage of bombs onto baghdad and other cities. it was used to first 'shock' the iraqies, and to then put them in 'awe' of the firepower we have so much to the point that it demoralizes them and makes them think fighting is useless

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Common Sense is something the Republicans did not have, and Common Sense is something the Democrats do not have enough to solve the Common Sense problems that are ruining America.

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'shock and awe' was the term used to describe the initial bombing of Iraq. I dont have a dictionary handy so I guess it means to stun and convince or persuade.