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Architectural kitsch is most common in the commercial pop vernacular - typified by the Big Duck of 1931 in Flanders, New York, a Long Island roadside poultry stand resembling a duck, which Venturi and Scott Brown made a cult object through their writings.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "kitsch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KITSCH

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KITSCH

kitsch  [kɪtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KITSCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kitsch is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KITSCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kitsch

Kitsch

Kitsch is a low-brow style of mass-produced art or design using popular or cultural icons. Kitsch generally includes unsubstantial or gaudy works or decoration, or works that are calculated to have popular appeal. The concept of kitsch is applied to artwork that was a response to the 19th-century art with aesthetics that convey exaggerated sentimentality and melodrama. Hence, kitsch art is closely associated with sentimental art. Kitsch is also related to the concept of camp, because of its humorous, ironic nature. Kitsch is usually used to reference decoration; for example "the living room was decorated in cheap 1950's style monster movie kitsch."...

Definition of kitsch in the English dictionary

The definition of kitsch in the dictionary is tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc, usually with popular or sentimental appeal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KITSCH


bitch
bɪtʃ
Deutsch
dɔɪtʃ
DH
diːˈeɪtʃ
dich
dɪtʃ
FH
ˌɛfˈeɪtʃ
fitch
fɪtʃ
glitch
ɡlɪtʃ
hitch
hɪtʃ
lich
lɪtʃ
mich
mɪtʃ
niche
nɪtʃ
ostrich
ˈɒstrɪtʃ
p&h
ˌpiːənˈeɪtʃ
pitch
pɪtʃ
rich
rɪtʃ
stitch
stɪtʃ
switch
swɪtʃ
twitch
twɪtʃ
which
wɪtʃ
witch
wɪtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KITSCH

kite flying
kite-like
Kitemark
kitenge
kiter
kites
kitesurfing
kith
kithara
kiting
kitschify
kitschness
kitschy
kitset
kittel
kitten
kitten heel
kitten moth
kitten-like
kittenish

WORDS THAT END LIKE KITSCH

Asch
backfisch
Bosch
csch
Den Bosch
Dolmetsch
Driesch
Flysch
Frisch
Hamlisch
Hertogenbosch
kaffeeklatsch
Kirsch
Lubitsch
mensch
Nimzowitsch
Pasch
Plattdeutsch
putsch
quetsch

Synonyms and antonyms of kitsch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KITSCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kitsch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kitsch

Translation of «kitsch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KITSCH

Find out the translation of kitsch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kitsch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kitsch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

庸俗的东西
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kitsch
570 millions of speakers

English

kitsch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आडंबर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفن الهابط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

китч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cafonice
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিচেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kitch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kitsch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kitsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低俗なモノ・芸術作品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천박한 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kitsch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kitsch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீட்ஷ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कित्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ucuz edebiyat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kitsch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kicz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кітч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kitsch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κιτς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kitsch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kitsch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kitsch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kitsch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KITSCH»

The term «kitsch» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KITSCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kitsch

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10 QUOTES WITH «KITSCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kitsch.
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John Cusack
Kitsch is more dangerous than it looks when taken to the extreme.
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Anne Enright
Ireland is a series of stories that have been told to us, starting with the Irish Celtic national revival. I never believed in 'Old Ireland.' It has been made all of kitsch by the diaspora, looking back and deciding what Ireland is. Yes, it is green. Yes, it is friendly. I can't think of anything else for definite.
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Martin Filler
Architectural kitsch is most common in the commercial pop vernacular - typified by the Big Duck of 1931 in Flanders, New York, a Long Island roadside poultry stand resembling a duck, which Venturi and Scott Brown made a cult object through their writings.
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Allen Ginsberg
Ultimately Warhol's private moral reference was to the supreme kitsch of the Catholic church.
5
Charles Jencks
If you can't take the kitsch, get out of the kitchen.
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Charles Jencks
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
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Milan Kundera
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition.
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Jon Landau
The Rolling Stones have been the best of all possible worlds: they have the lack of pretension and sentimentality associated with the blues, the rawness and toughness of hard rock, and the depth which always makes you feel that they are in the midst of saying something. They have never impressed me as being kitsch.
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Kevin McCloud
I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass.
10
Emily Mortimer
I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KITSCH»

Discover the use of kitsch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kitsch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tourists of History: Memory, Kitsch, and Consumerism from ...
DIVStudy of how the memorials created in Oklahoma City and at the World Trade Center site raise questions about the relationship between cultural memory and consumerism./div ""Tourists of History" is a great read: well written, accessible ...
Marita Sturken, 2007
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Five Faces of Modernity: Modernism, Avant-garde, Decadence, ...
Five Faces of Modernity is a series of semantic and cultural biographies of words that have taken on special significance in the last century and a half or so: modernity, avant-garde, decadence, kitsch, and postmodernism.
Matei Calinescu, 1987
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Kitsch Deluxe
A riot of a book, packed with vivid colour, humor, extravagantly themed décor, and inventive low-budget ideas, Kitsch Deluxe is an essential read for devotees of the wacky, weird, and wonderful.
Lesley Gillilan, 2003
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Kitsch: From Education to Public Policy
Kitsch-or tacky, simplistic art and art forms-is used by various political actors to shape and limit what we know about ourselves, what we know about our past and our future, as well as what our present-day public policy options might be.
Catherine A. Lugg, 1999
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On Kitsch
" This book is an opportunity to discover the thought process of one of the world's most unique and compelling artists.
Odd Nerdrum, 2001
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The Artificial kingdom: a treasury on the kitsch experience
The Artificial Kingdom beautifully elucidates this aspect of culture as an attempt to recover what industrialization has destroyed.
Céleste Olalquiaga, 2002
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Apocryphal Lorca: Translation, Parody, Kitsch
The book examines how Lorca in English translation has become a specifically American poet, adapted to American cultural and ideological desiderata—one that bears little resemblance to the original corpus, or even to Lorca’s Spanish ...
Jonathan Mayhew, 2009
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Yodel in Hi-Fi: From Kitsch Folk to Contemporary Electronica
Yodel in Hi-Fi explores the vibrant and varied traditions of yodelers around the world.
Bart Plantenga, 2013
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Kitsch & Kunst: Presentations of a Lost War
This book examines the presentation of, and attitudes to, the Second World War in post-war West German prose fiction.
Maggie Sargeant, 2005
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Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch
The outrageous roadside attractions that have come to define the Sunshine State are presented in a full-color guide that documents such offbeat sites as Gatorama, Goofy Golf, Orange World, and other not-to-be-missed locales. Original.
Peter Genovese, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KITSCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kitsch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch Dating? | POPSUGAR …
Mean Girls fans and Friday Night Lights fans, rejoice! Rumor has it, your favorite onscreen characters may be dating in real life. Taylor Kitsch ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
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Taylor Kitsch: True Detective Star Was 'So Bad' at First Audition …
In the early days of his career, Kitsch was living out of his car, going on multiple auditions a day and finding it difficult to build characters in the ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
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Rachel McAdams Dishes The Dirt On Colin Firth, Jake Gyllenhaal …
Rachel not only gets to work with Colin Farrell, but also with Taylor Kitsch. Rumors have been swirling that the two co-stars are dating. During ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
Our top international exhibitions this week: the kitsch glory of …
It is this landscape that was photographed in all its kitsch glory by John Margolies, who took images of art deco cinemas, lonely main streets, ... «The National, Jul 15»
5
Tropical kitsch, Jacobsen chairs and a T Rex for the home
Tropical kitsch is the way to decorate your garden or outdoor space this summer. A pair of two brightly coloured pronged-legged flamingos, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Rachel McAdams Addresses Taylor Kitsch Romance Rumors
True Detective airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. Taylor Kitsch recently opened up about the difficulties of dating. Press play to hear what ... «Entertainment Tonight, Jul 15»
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FF Actor Talks About Post-Credit Scenes, KITSCH Has Words About …
In an interview with MTV at Comic-Con International: San Diego, Fantastic Four actor Jamie Bell revealed that the film would not have a ... «Newsarama, Jul 15»
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Return to 'Fargo's' World of Kitsch and Desolation in the New Trailer …
FX has shared the first teaser trailer for Fargo's second season, which premieres this September. Much like True Detective, Fargo breaks away ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
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True Detective's Woodrugh can't pretend the gay away - SheKnows
Detective Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) has been suspended from his regular police work because an actress he pulled over for drunk driving ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
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Why Google's Deep Dream Is Future Kitsch
We are lucky, if that is indeed the right word, to have received a glimpse into the kitsch of the future this week. Popping up around the Internet ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»

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