kitschy

Variant of kitsch

kitsch definition

kitsch (kic̸h)

noun

art, writing, etc. of a pretentious but shallow kind, calculated to have popular appeal

Etymology: Ger, gaudy trash < dial. kitschen, to smear

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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