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Where does “Kitsch” come from?

Kitsch (German) comes from German kitschen — to smear; to coat, to smear.

Kitsch (German): kitsch

Definitions

  1. kitsch

Ancestry of “Kitsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear

Words derived from “Kitsch”

  • kitsch
  • kitschy
  • kitschiness
  • kitschness
  • kitschily
  • kitschly
  • kitsch
  • kitsch
  • kitschig
  • kitsch
  • kitsch
  • kitschig
  • kicz
  • kič
  • кич
  • giccs
  • giccses
  • giccsek
  • gýč
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