Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pieces of art or other objects that appeal to popular or uncultivated taste, as in being garish or overly sentimental.
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- noun
Art ,decorative objects and other forms ofrepresentation of questionable artistic oraesthetic value; a representation that is excessivelysentimental , overdone, orvulgar . - adjective Said especially of art and decor that is considered of
questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term kitsch was invented in pre-Hitler Czechoslovakia to describe artifacts created with great technical polish in which everyone was always ridiculously happy or sentimentally sad, but lacking any real emotion.
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A James Dean type Kirk at sunset looking at the Enterprise - his future destiny - constructed in the desert … that's what I call kitsch!
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The aesthetic that appreciates kitsch is partly ironic, involving a sort of archly detached amusement.
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The aesthetic that appreciates kitsch is partly ironic, involving a sort of archly detached amusement.
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The world of kitsch is in a certain measure a heartless world, in which emotion is directed away from its proper target towards sugary stereotypes, permitting us to pay passing tribute to love and sorrow without the trouble of feeling them.
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I mean, there is a certain kitsch appeal to that, but not much.
Elvis Costello: 'I've never liked the word maturity. It implies decay'
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A desire for the experience of kitsch is a symptom of insecurity.
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See the movie first please before making up your minds. jason B kitsch is the best part of friday night lights - and that is saying ALOT, because the show is phenominal. soooo, i was really hapy to hear ha had landed the role.
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A desire for the experience of kitsch is a symptom of insecurity.
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Triumph des Willens in translation or perhaps kitsch is just kitsch?
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