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shmaltz
shmaltz (ʃmɔːlts) n a variant spelling of schmaltzschmaltz shmaltz (ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts)
n. Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or writing. [1930–35; < Yiddish shmalts or German Schmaltz fat, grease, c. smelt1] schmaltz′y, adj. schmaltz•i•er, schmaltz•i•est. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shmaltz - (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or musicschmaltz, schmalzsentimentality, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin wayYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script |
shmaltz
schmaltzExcessive or exaggerated sentimentalism, especially in art, music, or writing. Originally from Yiddish. The film is chock-full of schmaltz, to be sure, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by it all the same. Her latest romance novel has all the typical schmaltz we've come to expect by this point.shmaltzExcessive or exaggerated sentimentalism, especially in art, music, or writing. Originally from Yiddish. The film is chock-full of shmaltz, to be sure, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by it all the same. Her latest romance novel has all the typical shmaltz we've come to expect by this point.schmaltz and shmaltz (ʃmɑlts) n. extreme sentimentality; corny sweetness. (From a Yiddish word meaning fat or oil.) I didn’t like that movie. Too much schmaltz. shmaltz verbSee schmaltzshmaltz
Related to shmaltz: schmaltzSynonyms for shmaltznoun (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or musicSynonymsRelated Words- sentimentality
- drippiness
- mawkishness
- mushiness
- soupiness
- sloppiness
- Yiddish
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