1900-2000schmaltz ‘schmaltzy quality’(20-21 centuries), from Yiddishshmalts ‘melted fat’, from Middle High Germansmalz
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However, the schmaltzy parts, near the end, work like a charm.
In the background schmaltzy music played softly.
a schmaltzy piece of music, book etc deals with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and not serious enough: a schmaltzy love song—schmaltz noun [uncountable]