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holo-kitsch

holo-kitsch is the alternative form of Holo-kitsch.

Noun capitalized: Holo-kitsch

Holo-kitsch (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Mass-market, overly sentimental depictions of the Holocaust from the end of the Cold War onwards.

Forms of holo-kitsch

pluralholo-kitsches

Origin of holo-kitsch

Portmanteau of Holocaust and kitsch, coined by Art Spiegelman.

Questions about holo-kitsch

What does holo-kitsch mean?
Holo-kitsch means mass-market, overly sentimental depictions of the Holocaust from the end of the Cold War onwards.
What is holo-kitsch the alternative form of?
Holo-kitsch is the alternative form of Holo-kitsch.
What part of speech is holo-kitsch?
Holo-kitsch is a noun.
What is the plural of holo-kitsch?
The plural of holo-kitsch is holo-kitsches.

Words near holo-kitsch in the dictionary

  1. Holne
  2. Holness
  3. holo
  4. holo-
  5. Holo-Hoax
  6. holo-kitsch
  7. holoalphabetic
  8. holoancestrula
  9. holoandric
  10. holoarchies
  11. holoarchy

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