Kitsch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Sentimentality or vulgar, often pretentious bad taste, especially in the arts: "When money tries to buy beauty it tends to purchase a kind of courteous kitsch” ( William H. Gass).
  • n. An example or examples of kitsch.
  • adj. Of, being, or characterized by kitsch: "The kitsch kitchen ... has aqua-and-white gingham curtains and rubber duck-yellow walls painted in a fried-egg motif” ( Suzanne Cassidy).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
  • adj. Said especially of art and decor that is considered of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
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