kitsch
Meanings
Plural: kitsches
Noun
- excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
- Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
Adj
- Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
Origin / Etymology
From German Kitsch, from dialectal kitschen (“to coat, to smear”); the word and concept were popularized in the 1930s by several critics who contrasted it with avant garde art.
Scrabble Score: 15
kitsch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordkitsch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kitsch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
kitsch is a valid Words With Friends word