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kitschy

/ˈkɪtʃ.i/
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Adverb:kitschily
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kitschy Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness, sentimentality, or mass-produced artificiality, though sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Example

"The roadside diner was decorated with kitschy plastic flamingos and vintage neon signs."

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• Rhymes for kitschy

• Nearby Words

kitesurfer
kitesurfing
kitsch
kitschy
kitten
kittenish
kittiwake

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the German noun Kitsch ('trash' or 'cheap art'), likely derived from the dialectal verb kitschen ('to smear' or 'to throw together') used in the Munich art markets of the 1860s and 1870s.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Kitschy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 2, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/kitschy
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