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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
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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
EXPAND Fair," Nov. 1935].
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