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Kitsch

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
"[…] a picture of lemur-eyed children of the sort one sees in the kitscher sort of Italian restaurant […]"

Noun

1
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar. uncountable, usually
"Because it can be turned out mechanically, kitsch has become an integral part of our productive system in a way in which true culture could never be, except accidentally."
2
excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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