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Sappy vs Kitschy - What's the difference?

sappy | kitschy |

As adjectives the difference between sappy and kitschy

is that sappy is excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy while kitschy is having the nature of kitsch.

sappy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
    • It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.
  • Having sap or having to do with sap.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) sapere to taste.

    Alternative forms

    * sapy

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) musty; tainted
    • (Webster 1913)

    kitschy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having the nature of kitsch.
  • * 2004': This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with '''kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players. — ''The New Yorker , 10 May 2004

    • Synonyms

    * corny

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