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schmaltzy
schmaltz also schmalz S0137700 (shmälts)n.1. Informal a. Excessively sentimental art or music.b. Maudlin sentimentality.2. Liquid fat, especially chicken fat.
[Yiddish shmalts, animal fat, sentimentality, from Middle High German smalz, animal fat, from Old High German; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
schmaltz′i·ness n.schmaltz′y adj.schmaltzy (ʃmæltsɪ; ʃmɔːltsɪ) or schmalzyadj, -ier or -iestexcessively sentimentalThesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  schmaltzy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" |
schmaltzyadjective sentimental, sloppy (informal), corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), soppy (informal), gooey (informal), cloying, maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking, icky (informal), bathetic, overemotional A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!schmaltzy also schmalzy
adjectiveInformal. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.Informal: gooey, mushy, sloppy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.Translationsschmaltzy
schmaltzyHaving or characterized by excessive or exaggerated sentimentalism, especially in art, music, or writing. Originally from Yiddish. The film is pretty schmaltzy, to be sure, but it would take a heart of stone not to be moved by it all the same. I'm working on a more literary novel in my spare time, but I pay my bills by writing schmaltzy romance novels.schmaltzy and shmaltzy (ˈʃmɑltsi) mod. overly sweet and sentimental. (see also schmaltz.) This movie is too schmaltzy for me. schmaltzy
Synonyms for schmaltzyadj sentimentalSynonyms- sentimental
- sloppy
- corny
- cheesy
- mushy
- soppy
- gooey
- cloying
- maudlin
- slushy
- mawkish
- tear-jerking
- icky
- bathetic
- overemotional
Synonyms for schmaltzyadj affectedly or extravagantly emotionalSynonyms- bathetic
- gushy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- romantic
- sentimental
- slushy
- sobby
- soft
- soppy
- gooey
- mushy
- sloppy
- soupy
- drippy
- sappy
- tear-jerking
Synonyms for schmaltzyadj effusively or insincerely emotionalSynonyms- hokey
- kitschy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- schmalzy
- bathetic
- sentimental
- slushy
- soppy
- soupy
- mushy
- drippy
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