Word: schmaltz
Word origin: 1930s: from Yiddish shmaltz, from German Schmalz ‘dripping, lard’.
Phonetic:
ʃmɔːltsListen:
excessive sentimentality, especially in music or films. Example: at the end of the film the audience are drowned in a sea of schmaltz
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