What does "schlockey" mean?

A box game variant of ice hockey, for two players, with two blade-less "schtick" sticks, a puck, a wooden box with two, three, or five slotted dividers, representing pass/shot opposition for the (possible) middle divider(s), and the goal slots for the two end dividers.

What is a synonym for "schlockey"?

Common synonyms include: box hockey.

Schlockey

noun

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Noun

1
A box game variant of ice hockey, for two players, with two blade-less "schtick" sticks, a puck, a wooden box with two, three, or five slotted dividers, representing pass/shot opposition for the (possible) middle divider(s), and the goal slots for the two end dividers. Canada, uncountable

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box hockey

Etymology

Punning blend of schlocky + hockey. From being an inferior variant of ice hockey.

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