Kitsch

See also: kitsch

German

Etymology

From the dialectal imitative verb kitschen (“to smear”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪt͡ʃ/
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Noun

Kitsch m (genitive Kitschs or Kitsches, no plural)

  1. (derogatory) kitsch
    Synonyms: Geschmacklosigkeit, Nippes, Ramsch, Schund, Trash
    • 1904, Maximilian Bern, “Arme Natur!”, in Die zehnte Muse:
      Die Wolken viel zu wenig bunt, / Die Berge völlig falsch gestaltet; / Was sie erzeugt, ist Kitsch und Schund, / In Stoff und Kolorit veraltet.
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Declension
Declension of Kitsch (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kitsch
genitive eines des Kitsches,
Kitschs
dative einem dem Kitsch,
Kitsche1
accusative einen den Kitsch
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

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)
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