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schmaltz 
[shmahlts, shmawlts] Pronunciation Key
[shmahlts, shmawlts] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas. |
| 2. | fat or grease, esp. of a chicken. |
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| schmaltz also schmalz
(shmälts) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Yiddish shmalts, animal fat, sentimentality, from Middle High German smalz, animal fat, from Old High German; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| schmaltz | |
noun | |
| (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music |
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