noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Mass-market, overly sentimental depictions of the Holocaust from the end of the Cold War onwards. derogatory, slang, uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative form of Holo-kitsch. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Portmanteau of Holocaust and kitsch, coined by Art Spiegelman.

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