mèi​sú

cater to vulgarity

  • created sense approved 媚俗 · mèi​sú · cater to vulgarity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    媚俗

    mèi​sú

    cater to vulgarity

    to appeal to vulgar taste; to play to the crowd or seek popularity by conforming to low-brow aesthetics

    媚, 俗

    媚 (literal) → 媚 · mèi · to flatter 俗 (literal) → 俗 · sú · vulgar

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  • created sense approved 媚俗 · mèi​sú · kitsch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    媚俗

    mèi​sú

    kitsch

    art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way

    媚 (literal) → 媚 · mèi · to flatter 俗 (literal) → 俗 · sú · vulgar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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