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Products, especially books, films, or goods, that are considered artistically worthless, poor in content, or of inferior quality. The term is strongly derogatory.
Dieser Roman ist reiner Schund und keine ernsthafte Literatur.
This novel is pure trash and not serious literature.
'Schund' (trash) is an uncountable noun and is almost always used in the singular. There is no plural form, because it describes a general, inferior quality and not countable individual items.
Im Fernsehen läuft heutzutage nur noch Schund.
Nowadays there's nothing but trash on TV.
The word 'Schund' (trash) is often used as the first part of compound nouns to emphasize the inferiority of the second part. This creates words that describe a certain kind of worthless product.
Er liest gerne Schundromane zur Entspannung.
He likes reading trashy novels to relax.
Be careful when using this word. 'Schund' (trash) is a very strong, derogatory judgment and expresses clear personal rejection. It is not a neutral description.
Für mich ist diese Art von Musik einfach nur Schund.
To me, this kind of music is simply trash.
crap / manure
Mist and Schund both express a negative judgment about poor quality. Mist is a colloquial, blanket derogatory term for many things. Schund refers, in strongly derogatory terms, to inferior products, especially books, films, or goods.
Die Kritikerin bezeichnete den schlecht geschriebenen Roman als Schund.
The critic called the poorly written novel trash.
Den schlecht geschriebenen Roman fand ich einfach Mist.
I thought the poorly written novel was simply crap.
