Definitions for dreck
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. schlock, shlock, drecknoun

   merchandise that is shoddy or inferior

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1. drecknoun

   trash, junk; worthless merchandise, crap.

   The reviewer was worried that, were a certain host hired for the game show, he would begin giving away dreck for prizes instead of the good stuff they did for years.

2. Etymology: From דרעק compare German Dreck.

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1. dreck

   Yiddish words used in the English language include both words that have been assimilated into English – used by both Yiddish and English speakers – and many that have not. An English sentence that uses either may be described by some as Yinglish (or Hebronics), though a secondary sense of the term Yinglish describes the distinctive way certain Jews in English-speaking countries add many Yiddish words into their conversation, beyond general Yiddish words and phrases used by English speakers.In this meaning, Yinglish is not the same as Yeshivish, which is spoken by many Orthodox Jews, though the two share many parallels.

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1. dreck

   Dreck is a term, primarily used in Yiddish and German, referring to trash, rubbish, or worthless material. In a broader sense, it can also be used to describe something of poor quality or little value.

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1. • Merchandise

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce dreck?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say dreck in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dreck in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dreck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of dreck in a Sentence

1. David Garrow:

   When you have a wiretap on someone you pick up all sorts of dreck. But in terms of the political history that ironically the FBI has created for us, it's a wonderful resource.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dreck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dreck
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreck
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dreck