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kitsch

[ kich ]

noun

  1. something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.


kitsch

/ ɪʃ /

noun

    1. tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc, usually with popular or sentimental appeal
    2. ( as modifier )

      a kitsch plaster bust of Beethoven

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

kitsch

  1. Works of art and other objects (such as furniture) that are meant to look costly but actually are in poor taste.
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Notes

Kitsch in literature and music is associated with sentimentalism as well as bad taste.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ쾱ٲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 쾱ٲ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kitsch1

First recorded in 1925–30; from German, derivative of kitschen “to throw together (a work of art)”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kitsch1

C20: from German
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But in “Our Little Secret,” Lohan thankfully isn’t beholden to any of the kitsch that plagued her prior Netflix movies.

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The big breakthrough came in 2015, when a crew from the television series “Ghost Adventures” came to shoot at the Clown Motel, intriguing lovers of kitsch and horror nationwide.

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The confection shop scenic design by David Zinn doesn’t shy away from kitsch.

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Now we arrive at the stage of kitsch, which is an absolute requirement for any story to become a Story.

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“The album period wasn’t my favourite but if people still like it and find it fun, that’s cool. I’m happy with being the retro kitsch guy,” he says.

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