schmaltz
[ shmahlts, shmawlts ]
/ ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts /
noun
Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
liquid animal fat, especially of a chicken.
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Also schmalz . Sometimes shmaltz .
Origin of schmaltz
Words nearby schmaltz
schlub, schlumbergera, schlump, schm-, Schmalkalden, schmaltz, schmaltzy, schmatte, schmear, Schmeling, schmick
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British Dictionary definitions for schmaltz
schmaltz
schmalz
/ (ʃmælts, ʃmɔːlts) /
noun
excessive sentimentality, esp in music
US animal fat used in cooking
Word Origin for schmaltz
C20: from German (Schmalz) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz
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