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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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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