Kitsch

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German

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Etymology

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From the dialectal imitative verb kitschen (to smear).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪt͡ʃ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Kitsch m (strong, genitive Kitsches or Kitschs, no plural)

  1. (derogatory) kitsch
    Synonyms: Geschmacklosigkeit, Nippes, Ramsch, Schund, Trash

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Kitsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kitsch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Kitsch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Kitsch” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Kitsch f

  1. rake
  2. scraper (for scraping up ashes)