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kitsch
The definition of kitsch is a form of art that is an inferior, often gaudy, imitation of a famous piece of art that is created for popular appeal.
(noun)An example of kitsch is a "Mickey Mao" t-shirt.
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See kitsch in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
art, writing, etc. of a pretentious but shallow kind, calculated to have popular appeal
Origin: Ger, gaudy trash < dial. kitschen, to smear
Related Forms:
- kitschy adjective
See kitsch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Sentimentality or vulgar, often pretentious bad taste, especially in the arts: “When money tries to buy beauty it tends to purchase a kind of courteous kitsch” (William H. Gass).
- An example or examples of kitsch.
Of, being, or characterized by kitsch: “The kitsch kitchen … has aqua-and-white gingham curtains and rubber duck-yellow walls painted in a fried-egg motif” (Suzanne Cassidy).
Origin:
Origin: German
Origin: , probably of dialectal origin
.Related Forms:
- kitschˈi·fyˌ verb
- kitschˈy adjective
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