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

Every word from German kitschen
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