Dictionary
Thesaurus
Sentence Examples

Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » kitschy

kitschy

Variant of kitsch

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

About YourDictionary Advertisers Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Help
© 1996-2013 LoveToKnow, Corp. All Rights Reserved. Audio pronunciation provided by LoveToKnow, Corp.