schmalz

Variant of schmaltz

schmaltz definition

☆ schmaltz (s̸hmälts, s̸hmôlts)

noun

  1. highly sentimental and banal music, literature, etc.
  2. banal or excessive sentimentalism

Etymology: ? via Yiddish < Ger schmaltz, lit., rendered fat, akin to schmelzen, to melt: see smelt

Also sp. schmalz

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