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Kitschy
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- Inside, the couple has pulled up the mauve shag carpet and torn down the kitschy wallpaper.
- How stylish or kitschy the effect is depends entirely on the image you choose, so choose carefully.
- Next to a kitschy gift shop that sells ninja action figures and wax paper umbrellas, a metal security gate shrouds a storefront.
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Word Origin & History
kitsch
1926, from Ger., lit. "gaudy, trash," from dial. kitschen "to smear."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
kitsch [(kich)]Works of art and other objects (such as furniture) that are meant to look costly but actually are in poor taste.
Note: Kitsch in literature and music is associated with sentimentalism as well as bad taste.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
kitsch definition[kɪtʃ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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kitschy definition[ˈkɪtʃi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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