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shmaltz

[shmahlts, shmawlts]

shmaltz

[shmahlts, shmawlts]
noun
Also, shmalz.
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Shmaltz is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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schmaltz definition

[ʃmɑlts]
and shmaltz
  1. n.
    extreme sentimentality; corny sweetness. (From a Yiddish word meaning fat or oil.) : I didn't like that movie. Too much schmaltz.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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