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kitschy
kitsch K0080300 (kĭch)n. Pieces of art or other objects that appeal to popular or uncultivated taste, as in being garish or overly sentimental. [German Kitsch (originally used of kitschy painting ), perhaps from kitschen, to sweep or rake up street mud, or from German dialectal kitschen, to sell off cheaply.] kitsch′i·fy′ v.kitsch′y adj.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | kitschy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"hokey, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" | Translationskitschy
kitschy (ˈkɪtʃi) mod. trivial in spite of enormous popular appeal. A lot of people like kitschy art. EncyclopediaSeekitschkitschy
Synonyms for kitschyadj effusively or insincerely emotionalSynonyms- hokey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- schmaltzy
- schmalzy
- bathetic
- sentimental
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- mushy
- drippy
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