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Below are the definitions of several words related to the word kitsch. New contexts of the word kitsch and spelling variations will appear periodically as they are discovered.

Neo-kitsch

This word first appeared as the result of a post on one of our message forums:

Neo- is greek for new, so neo-kitsch is described as a new or emerging form of kitsch.

1. neo- pref. New; recent: Neolithic. Also New and different: neoimpressionism; New and abnormal: neoplasm; New World: Neotropical. Definition from Dictionary.com

2. neo- \Ne"o-\ [Gr. ? youthful, new.] A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the neoparaffins. Also used adjectively. Definition from Dictionary.com

Kitch

This word was discovered whilst searching through the Urban Dictionary - A dictionary of common words and phrases with their meanings.

The word was formed by Paul Adam Kitchener who used it to describe someone who was a quitter.

1. Someone who can't hang. A quitter who likes nothing and is always down.
Definition From The Urban Dictionary

Kitschmas

The word kitschmas was first used on this very site back in 1998. The term, first coined by World of Kitsch is a concatenation of the words kitsch and christmas, to form a word which describes:

1. Kitschmas. The celebration of all things of poor taste and poor quality associated with the festive season.

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