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Date: 1900-2000
Language: German
Origin: kitschen 'to put together roughly or carelessly'

kitsch

 noun
     
kitsch [uncountable]
objects, films etc that are cheap and unfashionable, and which often amuse people because of this
—kitsch , kitschy adjective
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