Kitsch
noun
Art, decoration, or music that is thought to be too exaggerated, not in good taste, or low quality.
The gift shop was full of kitsch souvenirs like glowing snow globes and tacky magnets.
Often appears as...
- tacky kitsch
- kitsch souvenirs
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Looking like or relating to kitsch.
She decorated her living room in a kitsch style, with pink flamingos and neon signs.
Often appears as...
- kitsch style
- kitsch decoration
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Art, decoration, or music that is thought to be too exaggerated, not in good taste, or low quality.
The gift shop was full of kitsch souvenirs like glowing snow globes and tacky magnets.
Often appears as...
- tacky kitsch
- kitsch souvenirs
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Looking like or relating to kitsch.
She decorated her living room in a kitsch style, with pink flamingos and neon signs.
Often appears as...
- kitsch style
- kitsch decoration
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Associations
Kitsch is often linked with nostalgia or affection for cultural trends of the past.
The diner is designed with kitsch from the 50s, like retro jukeboxes and vinyl seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Irony Usage
Some people use kitsch objects or art ironically to make a statement or as humorous decor.
His kitsch painting of dogs playing poker was hung up for comic effect.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is considered kitsch can be subjective; one person's kitsch may be another's treasure.
He fondly called his collection of bobbleheads kitsch, while others saw them as collectibles.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Associations
Kitsch is often linked with nostalgia or affection for cultural trends of the past.
The diner is designed with kitsch from the 50s, like retro jukeboxes and vinyl seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Irony Usage
Some people use kitsch objects or art ironically to make a statement or as humorous decor.
His kitsch painting of dogs playing poker was hung up for comic effect.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is considered kitsch can be subjective; one person's kitsch may be another's treasure.
He fondly called his collection of bobbleheads kitsch, while others saw them as collectibles.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Associations
Kitsch is often linked with nostalgia or affection for cultural trends of the past.
The diner is designed with kitsch from the 50s, like retro jukeboxes and vinyl seats.
Pro Tip 2/3Irony Usage
Some people use kitsch objects or art ironically to make a statement or as humorous decor.
His kitsch painting of dogs playing poker was hung up for comic effect.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is considered kitsch can be subjective; one person's kitsch may be another's treasure.
He fondly called his collection of bobbleheads kitsch, while others saw them as collectibles.
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Steven Pinker: Human...
that were in place for centuries, or millennia, in the 20th century were discarded. The beauty and pleasure in art -- probably a human universal -- were -- began to be considered saccharine, or kitsch, or commercial.
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Predictions of tech's...
these kinds of images kitschy images or um or other kinds of images like this and and we find them either amusing or entertaining but but i don't think that we see them as
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Steven Pinker: Human...
that were in place for centuries, or millennia, in the 20th century were discarded. The beauty and pleasure in art -- probably a human universal -- were -- began to be considered saccharine, or kitsch, or commercial.
Video examples
Predictions of tech's...
these kinds of images kitschy images or um or other kinds of images like this and and we find them either amusing or entertaining but but i don't think that we see them as
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Quote examples
John Cusack
American Actor
When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl.
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Rory MacLean
Canadian Historian
One of the most inexplicable characteristics of the Germans is their love of kitsch.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
I try not to be overly nostalgic, and I don't use nostalgia to be kitschy.
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Sting
British Musician
The Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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Charles Jencks
American Architect
If you can't take the kitsch, get out of the kitchen.
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Adam Pascal
American Actor
Now and then I find a kitschy series I love.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
Kitsch is very important to me.
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John Cusack
American Actor
When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.
Quote examples
Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl.
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Rory MacLean
Canadian Historian
One of the most inexplicable characteristics of the Germans is their love of kitsch.
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Milan Kundera
Czechoslovakian Writer
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
I try not to be overly nostalgic, and I don't use nostalgia to be kitschy.
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Sting
British Musician
The Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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Charles Jencks
American Architect
If you can't take the kitsch, get out of the kitchen.
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Adam Pascal
American Actor
Now and then I find a kitschy series I love.
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Oneohtrix Point Never
American Musician
Kitsch is very important to me.
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