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kitsch.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From German Kitsch, from dialectal kitschen (“to coat, to smear”); the word and concept were popularized in the 1930s by several critics who contrasted it with avant-garde art.

adj/kɪt͡ʃ/UK, US
  1. Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Where this word comes from

From German Kitsch, from dialectal kitschen (“to coat, to smear”); the word and concept were popularized in the 1930s by several critics who contrasted it with avant-garde art.

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