schmaltz
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noun
1.
Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
2.
fat or grease, especially of a chicken.
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schmaltz or schmalz (ʃmælts, ʃmɔːlts, ʃmælts, ʃmɔːlts) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | excessive sentimentality, esp in music |
| 2. | (US) animal fat used in cooking |
| [C20: from German (Schmalz) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz] | |
| schmalz or schmalz | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from German (Schmalz) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz] | |
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Schmaltz
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
schmaltz
"banal or excessive sentimentalism," 1935, from Yiddish shmalts, lit. "melted fat," from M.H.G. smalz, from O.H.G., related to smelzan "to melt." Modern Ger. Schmaltz "fat, grease" has the same figurative meaning. First mentioned in Eng. as "a derogatory term used to describe straight jazz" ["Vanity
Fair," Nov. 1935].
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Slang Dictionary
schmaltz definition[ʃmɑlts]and shmaltz
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
He set forth a world view with intellectual coherence and a minimum of schmaltz.
He could afford to go easy on the schmaltz, and the emotional content of the songs came through all the more clearly.
He is full of schmaltz and spouts the latest stencils of psychology while he takes dishonest advantage of a friend.
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