kitsch

Etymology
From, from dialectal ; the word and concept were popularized in the 1930s by several critics who contrasted it with art.

Noun

 * 1) Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: kitç
 * Bulgarian: кич
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 刻奇, 畸趣
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kiĉo
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: キッチュ
 * Korean: 키치
 * Kyrgyz: кич, китч
 * Macedonian: кич
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: кич
 * Roman: kič
 * Slovak: gýč
 * Spanish:, cursilería
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: кіч,

Adjective

 * 1) Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Usage notes

 * Although the forms and  are attested, those formed on  are more common, particularly for the comparative.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: кичозен
 * Czech: kýčovitý
 * Esperanto: kiĉa
 * Finnish: kitsahtava, kruusattu
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: кичест
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Slovak: gýčovitý
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from.

Adjective

 * 1) ; kitschy of questionable aesthetic value

Noun

 * 1)  art of questionable aesthetic value

Etymology
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Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) kitschy

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