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something that is of low quality but that many people find amusing and enjoyable
The restaurant is decorated with 1950s furniture and kitsch from old TV shows.
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Recent Examples of kitsch
Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
Large Towel No one does affordable kitsch quite like Ban.do.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 26 June 2024
What to do nearby Away from the National Park, Key West is a wonderland of kitsch and character, swimming with bars, history, and entertainment.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
Beetlejuice’s monsters are all puppets and practical effects from the cutting edge of 1988, with a tactile, familiar kitsch that adds to the cozy spookiness of the film.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
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The Camp 100: Glorious flamboyance, from Louis XIV to Lil Nas X
Camp—a style that blends old and new fashion characterized its theatricality, irony, exaggeration and kitsch—has shaped fashion houses and personal styles for centuries.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
Large Towel No one does affordable kitsch quite like Ban.do.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 26 June 2024
What to do nearby Away from the National Park, Key West is a wonderland of kitsch and character, swimming with bars, history, and entertainment.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
Beetlejuice’s monsters are all puppets and practical effects from the cutting edge of 1988, with a tactile, familiar kitsch that adds to the cozy spookiness of the film.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitsch
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Milk, yogurt, and cheese are among the richest sources.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Measure out into a medium bowl the milk, mascarpone and Gorgonzola cheese.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news By some estimates, about 3,000 dead satellites are orbiting Earth, and around 34,000 pieces of space junk have been left behind by humans.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cleanup can even handle Xcode junk, ensuring software developers stay clutter-free.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ryan enjoys the performances of Quinn and Hechinger, both perversely weird and in garish face powder and recalling Joaquin Phoenix’s incestuous turn in the first film, but the movie doesn’t quite go far enough into the twisted and weird.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom did grow up an orphan, under the care of his garish Aunt Dottie.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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The gaudy designs of fan-favorite heroes were toned down, their costumes shaded in muted tones.Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Textures don’t have to be too gaudy but should add an interesting aspect to your look.Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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One resident showed a reporter a photo of a trash fire taken earlier in the week in the building.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The next holiday that will affect trash pickup is Thanksgiving.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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Maybe from the very beginning, the game was too cutthroat, too tawdry, too violent.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
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Paparazzi stalked him for tawdry headlines about his divorce with his first wife, Sadie Frost, in 2003, and he was even hacked by the U.K. tabloid News of the World, under secret surveillance for years without knowing it.Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Border Patrol picks up a group of asylum-seekers from an aid camp at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Ariz., on March 13.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Kitsch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitsch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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