Adjective: kitschy (kitschier,kitschiest) kit-chee
- [informal] (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
"The tourist shop was full of kitschy souvenirs";
- ostentatious, pretentious, kitsch [informal]
- Effusively or insincerely emotional
"a kitschy novel";
- bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, mushy [informal], schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, sappy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], corny [informal], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]
Derived forms: kitschiest, kitschier
See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal], tasteless
Encyclopedia: Kitschy