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kitsch

[ kich ]

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noun

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

kitsch

/ ��ɪ��ʃ /

noun

1. tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc, usually with popular or sentimental appeal
2. ( as modifier )
  a kitsch plaster bust of Beethoven

kitsch

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

ˈ�쾱�ٲ��, adjective

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Other Word Forms

�쾱�ٲ��·�� adjective

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Word 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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Word 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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