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kitsch
(kĭch)n.
Pieces of art or other objects that appeal to popular or uncultivated taste, as in being garish or overly sentimental.
[German Kitsch (originally used of kitschy painting ), perhaps from kitschen, to sweep or rake up street mud, or from German dialectal kitschen, to sell off cheaply.]
kitsch′i·fy′ v.
kitsch′y adj.
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kitsch
(kɪtʃ)n
a. tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc, usually with popular or sentimental appeal
b. (as modifier): a kitsch plaster bust of Beethoven.
[C20: from German]
ˈkitschy adj
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kitsch
(kɪtʃ)n.
something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
[1925–30; < German, derivative of kitschen to throw together (a work of art)]
kitsch′y, adj.
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kitsch
A German word meaning art or writing that is oversentimental or vulgar.
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Noun | 1. | kitsch - excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste |
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kitsch
noun bad taste, vulgarity, coarseness, tastelessness, grossness, tawdriness, gaudiness, lack of refinement a hideous ballgown verging on the kitsch
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Translations
kitsahtavakitschkitsikruusatturihkama
kič
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kitsch
n → Kitsch m
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