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Where does “kitsch” come from?

Kitsch comes from German Kitsch, derived from German kitschen, meaning to turn out trashy work.

kitsch (English): Art, decorative objects and other forms of...

Definitions

  1. Art, decorative objects and other forms of...

Ancestry of “kitsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKitschkitsch
2Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear

Words derived from “kitsch”

  • kitschy
  • kitschiness
  • kitschily
  • kitschness
  • kitschly
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