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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.
trash / garbage
'der Müll' and 'der Schund' can both be used derogatorily for something very bad. 'Müll' is more general and colloquial: you can use it to call many things, texts, films, or products bad. 'Schund' is especially suitable for books, films, or goods that you consider artistically or substantively worthless. It sounds strongly judgmental and somewhat more elevated or old-fashioned than 'Müll'. If you simply want to say that something is bad, 'Müll' is more everyday; if you are criticizing poor-quality cultural products, 'Schund' is more precise.
Nach der ersten Folge nannte sie die Serie nur noch Schund.
After the first episode, she called the series nothing but trash.
Hannes findet die billigen Kopfhörer Müll.
Hannes thinks the cheap headphones are trash.