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kitsch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • camp noun A place with tents, cabins, or temporary shelters where people stay, especially outdoors.
  • cheesy adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
  • kitsch noun Art or decoration seen as tacky, overly sentimental, or in poor taste, often enjoyed ironically.
  • kitschy adj Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Senses

kitsch is used for these senses in English:

  • camp An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style.
  • cheesy (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
  • kitsch Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
  • kitsch Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
  • kitschy Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

camp — full definition

  1. noun A place with tents, cabins, or temporary shelters where people stay, especially outdoors.
  2. noun A group activity or programme, often for children, focused on a particular skill or theme.
  3. noun A deliberately exaggerated, theatrical, or self-mocking style, especially in fashion or performance.
  4. adjective Exaggerated, theatrical, or flamboyantly over-the-top, often knowingly so.
  5. verb To stay temporarily in a tent or outdoor shelter.

cheesy — full definition

  1. adj Tasting or smelling of cheese.
  2. adj Overly sentimental, corny, or of poor quality in an obvious way.

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