Kitsch

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Ultimateria (talk | contribs) as of 00:13, 27 December 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: kitsch

German

Etymology

From the dialectal imitative verb kitschen (to smear).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Kitsch m (genitive Kitsches, no plural)

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

Declension

Template:de-decl-noun-m

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: kitsch
  • Hungarian: giccs

Further reading

  • Kitsch” in Duden online
  • Kitsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kitsch f

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