schmaltzy
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si, ˈʃmɔlt- adjective, schmaltz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est. Informal.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by schmaltz.
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schmaltzy (ʃmæltsɪ, ʃmɔːltsɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -ier, -iest | |
| excessively sentimental | |
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Schmaltzy
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Slang Dictionary
schmaltzy definition[ˈʃmɑltsi]and shmaltzy
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
But it's pleasantly done, often funny and never schmaltzy.
It was schmaltzy, but he meant it and it moves me to think back on that.
The director is famous for his schmaltzy endings, but in this case the sunny gloss seems nothing short of parody.
With plot holes the size of boulders, it's a thuddingly bad effort at wacky humor and schmaltzy redemption.
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