Word of the Day

: March 2, 2022

kitsch

noun KITCH

What It Means

Kitsch is "something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality."

// Kitsch and tacky but collectible items can be found at the flea market.

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kitsch in Context

"She got off at the next stop and found herself standing in front of an old coffee shop with fake-pine garlands and fake-velvet bows on its doors. … At the thought of yet another year without having a coffee shop of her own to run (though with less kitsch)…." — Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake, 2022

Did You Know?

Kitsch is an early 20th-century borrowing from German, and it refers to things in the realm of popular culture that are tacky, like car mirror dice, plastic flamingos, and dashboard hula dancers.