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View synonyms for schmaltz
schmaltz
[ shmahlts, shmawlts ]
noun
- Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- liquid animal fat, especially of a chicken.
schmaltz
/ ʃmɔːlts; ʃmælts /
noun
- excessive sentimentality, esp in music
- animal fat used in cooking
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schmaltz1
C20: from German ( Schmalz ) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz
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Example Sentences
The annual schmaltz-fest is over and we can all go back to normal.
From The Daily Beast
After growing up in Virginia Beach, Va., as Andrea Schmaltz, she got pregnant at 16.
From The Daily Beast
The serious one of the pair contended that Otto Schmaltz, the character played by Shean, did not have a whole shirt on his back.
From Project Gutenberg
Schmaltz and Lachaumareys took the lead along the coast, and all the expedition followed.
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He and Schmaltz they couldn't have it whole because "half of the back is on the front."
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And again the fortune of Schmaltz was swept away and again he was kicked.
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Somehow or other the story of Schmaltz and the shirt had made him sad.
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