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kitsch

kitsch [ kich ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. artistic vulgarity: sentimentality, tastelessness, or ostentation in any of the arts
The book jackets were pure kitsch.

2. vulgar objects: collectively, decorative items that are regarded as tasteless, sentimental, or ostentatious in style
tourist shops full of kitsch

[Early 20th century. < German< kitschen "throw together"]

kitsch·y adjective
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