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n. - Art in pretentious bad taste adj. - Of a display that is tawdry or vulgar.

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  • A James Dean type Kirk at sunset looking at the Enterprise - his future destiny - constructed in the desert … that's what I call kitsch!
  • I mean, there is a certain kitsch appeal to that, but not much.
  • A desire for the experience of kitsch is a symptom of insecurity.
  • Triumph des Willens in translation or perhaps kitsch is just kitsch?
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