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Kitsch is an early 20th-century borrowing from German, and it refers to things in the realm of popular culture that are tacky, like car mirror dice, plastic flamingos, and dashboard hula dancers.
Examples of kitsch in a Sentence
Longreads, 19 July 2024
The book’s tone was cool and dry and deadpan irreverent — the author, after all, was Ian Fleming of James Bond fame — but the movie was a wacked piece of ersatz-Disney musical kitsch.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 July 2024
The bright blend of decor is just the right amount of kitsch, fun, and whimsy for a new 14-room townhouse in swank and swish Chelsea.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
Force of personality — or, in Vance’s case, rustic kitsch — is no substitute for research.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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“Kitsch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kitsch. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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