English
kitsch
Kitsch comes from German Kitsch.
- Germanc. 1650–presentKitsch
- Englishearliest quotation 1939kitsch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentKitsch
- Englishearliest quotation 1939kitsch
Earliest quotation: 1939, Clement Greenberg, Avant Garde and Kitsch: “Because it can be turned out mechanically, kitsch has…”
Every English word from German Kitsch
Today it means
noun Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Kitsch / kitsch