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Adjective: kitschy (kitschier,kitschiest) kit-chee

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], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], corny [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]
[informal] (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
- ostentatious, pretentious, kitsch [informal]

Derived forms: kitschier, kitschiest

See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal], tasteless

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