Definition of kitschy in English:
kitschy
adjectivekitschiest, kitschierˈkɪtʃiˈkɪtʃi
(of art, objects, or design) considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.
Example sentencesExamples
- The sleek horses, cute lambs, elephants and a hippopotamus could be auditioning for kitschy animal calendars.
- She steals a pair of ancient earrings on display in a kitschy African mall store.
- He runs a kitschy bathroom novelties outlet in Los Angeles.
- The scene is set at a kitschy Havana nightclub where the protagonists drift off with different partners.
- Her nature vistas also coolly refer to the kitschy scenes found on the sides of customized vans.
- The painting has elements that recall kitschy Florida palm tree souvenirs.
- The house he and his companion inhabit, with its wood paneling, kitschy horse lamp and loosely covered sofa, is far from upscale suburbia.
- A kitschy clock in the shape of a cat swings its tail on the wall.
- In post-war England, the somewhat kitschy chain of "Holiday Camps" designed for the British working class were popular recreation meccas.
- Kitschy Christmas cards can be found at any convenience store in any town across the United States.
Derivatives
nounˈkɪtʃɪnɪsˈkɪtʃinəs
mass nounThe quality of being considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, though sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.
the film does contain instances of gratuitous kitschiness
Example sentencesExamples
- The interior shots emphasise the artificial, but not with the kitschiness that could so easily have unbalanced the film and sent it into camp territory.
- This piece is similar in kitschiness to her object-based photography.
- Hopefully there are some old-school basketball or baseball fans that can appreciate the kitschiness of some of these uniforms and logos.
Rhymes
bitchy, itchy, pitchy, Richie, titchy, twitchy