the official 'oxford advanced learners dictionary' definition...

[retro_geek]

kitsch  
noun:
art, decorative objects or design considered by many people to be ugly, lacking in style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny:
His home's full of 1950's kitsch.

kitschy   adjective:
a kitschy gilt-framed mirror.

i.e: Betty Boop, leopard skin washing-up gloves, and Elvis toothbrushes.

 

Surly  i cant be the only person in the whole bloody year who knows what kitsch is????

 

Blimey, i really don't fit in...

 

 

Comments

[butterfly-toast.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...never heard of kitsch or kitschy for that matter?

Sorry?

[pieceofthemoon.livejournal.com]

Phsst.
Sofie course i know what Kitsch is...
I mean it's one of those words when you know what it means - you just can't explain it.
Like Quaint.

Try explaining Quaint to a bunch of 10 year olds...i had to the other day, only we were sitting in the school library so i had the incredibly clever idea to hide myself under a pile of books to shield myself from their accusing stares.

Then i thought it would be a much better idea to find a dictionary, and then tell them.
xx