Kitsch

Quick meaning: Kitsch is a noun meaning Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Meaning

Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

More Meanings

1. Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

Example Sentences

Abe Lincoln, Paul Bunyan and kitsch souvenir coconut heads come across as icons of masculinity.

[…] a picture of lemur-eyed children of the sort one sees in the kitscher sort of Italian restaurant […]

I recognized her at once even though she wasn't wearing the tweed hunting outfit and the kitsch headwear.

Because it can be turned out mechanically, kitsch has become an integral part of our productive system in a way in which true culture could never be, except accidentally.

Word Forms

• kitsches
• kitscher
• kitschest

Synonyms for kitsch

Depending on context, synonyms include corny, camp, campy, kitschy, schmaltzy, ostentatious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ostentatious, pretentious, tasteless, hootchy-kootchy, tack, tawdry.

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