kitsch

Example Sentences

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On TV, we had the White Heather Club - women in white frocks and tartan sashes dancing impossibly complicated reels and strathspeys; men in kilts playing accordions and singing kitsch songs about exile and nostalgia.

From BBC

As a grad student, when I wanted to use bright colors, it was thought of as “not serious” or kitsch.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a certain kitsch quotient for some collectors, but he thinks more people who collect royal souvenirs are drawn to the fairy tale connotations of princesses and princes, of queens and kings.

From Washington Post

That’s an apt emblem for the whole dance, which keeps artfully approaching edges, leaning toward but not quite touching camp, kitsch, overwhelming emotion, ecstasy.

From New York Times

It is now the epitome of kitsch and rich, with its midcentury architecture, pastel pink at every corner and a lively nightlife.

From New York Times