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| kitsch [ kich ] |
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1. artistic vulgarity: sentimentality, tastelessness, or ostentation in any of the arts
  The book jackets were pure kitsch.
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2. vulgar objects: collectively, decorative items that are regarded as tasteless, sentimental, or ostentatious in style
tourist shops full of kitsch
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| [Early 20th century. < German< kitschen "throw together"] |
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| kitsch·y adjective |
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