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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
Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
While some fans loved this unabashed display of French camp and kitsch, others — particularly those who espouse conservative or Christian beliefs — were not happy with it.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024
Music supervisor Jim Black papers the soundtrack with the kinds of pre-rock kitsch (by Guy Lombardo, Paul Whiteman, Frankie Laine, Doris Day, Henry Mancini et al.) that lend both nostalgic bounce and a winking ironic gloss to proceedings.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Nail artist Marnie’s pearly, high-shine design manages to make bandages look pretty — without feeling kitsch.
—Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Ed Wood is clearly the precedent for Big Eyes’ amused examination of kitsch art — Margaret’s paintings were popular but critically derided — but Burton honestly engages with the material, pondering how commerce and creativity intersect.
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Noun
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This recipe requires only tomatoes, onions, garlic, brie cheese, olive oil, and spices.Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Frozen cheese can dry out and become crumbly, but may used in cooking.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Instead, countless millions of phones and laptops and blenders and microwaves accumulate in attics, closets, junk drawers, garages, and, all too often, the dump.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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As millions of Americans prepare to fly this Thanksgiving, my Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is releasing a report exposing new details about airlines exploiting passengers with sky high junk fees.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Georgie’s cake is equally garish and brilliant and inspired by her auntie’s bathroom, which had a carpet and, most likely, one of those little dolls with a crocheted skirt to hold an extra roll of toilet paper.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 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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Go Disposable Gone are the days when disposable cups, plates, and utensils were synonymous with landfill rubbish.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 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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They were hidden from Eliza by a palm made gaudy with orchids.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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The series became famous for being a relic of the eighties thanks to its rock anthems, gaudy clothing and karate falling out of fashion.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Instead of replacing worn out batteries, every day some 13 million cellphones end up in the trash, along with an unknown number of laptops and other devices.Greg Petro, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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These items should be disposed of in the trash instead.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 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 image, which first appeared in Harper's Weekly, was created as Union propaganda during the war, featuring Santa handing out presents at a Union Army camp.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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Others might have some familiarity because he’s been around at training camps and in the organization for a while.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Kitsch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitsch. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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