tandeta

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from German Tand, from Middle High German tant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈdɛ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: tan‧de‧ta

Noun

tandeta f

  1. (colloquial) crud, cheap product of low quality, shoddily made
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie
    • 2023 March 2, Tomasz Nowak, “Plagi PRL-u”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2024-09-15:
      Wkrótce nasze towary zasłynęły na światowych rynkach jako tandeta, której ogromny procent zwracano z powodu wad.
      Soon our goods became known on the world's markets as crap, of which a large percentage was returned due to defects.
    • 2024 July 5, Przemysław Batorski, “"Tatuażysta z Auschwitz". Ile prawdy, ile kiczu”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2024-09-23:
      Kiedy obrazy Zagłady stają się elementem popkultury, kicz wypłukuje z nich śmierć, zastępując ją tanim pocieszeniem. Mierność i tandeta jednak świetnie się sprzedają, dlatego w kontrze potrzebujemy wybitnej fikcji.
      When depictions of the Holocaust become an element of pop culture, kitsch washes the death out of them, replacing it with cheap consolation. However, mediocrity and trash sell well, so we need exceptional fiction as a counter.
  2. (dated or Kraków) flea market

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • tandeta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tandeta in Polish dictionaries at PWN