kitsch
[ kich ]
/ kɪtʃ /
noun
something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
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Origin of kitsch
First recorded in 1925–30; from German, derivative of kitschen “to throw together (a work of art)”
OTHER WORDS FROM kitsch
kitsch·y, adjectiveWords nearby kitsch
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British Dictionary definitions for kitsch
kitsch
/ (kɪtʃ) /
noun
- tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc, usually with popular or sentimental appeal
- (as modifier)a kitsch plaster bust of Beethoven
Derived forms of kitsch
kitschy, adjectiveWord Origin for kitsch
C20: from German
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Cultural definitions for kitsch
kitsch
[ (kich) ]
Works of art and other objects (such as furniture) that are meant to look costly but actually are in poor taste.
notes for kitsch
Kitsch in literature and music is associated with sentimentalism as well as bad taste.
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