SCHMALTZ


Meaning of SCHMALTZ in English

[ ʃmɔ:lts , ʃmalts ]

■ noun informal excessive sentimentality.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

1930s: from Yiddish shmaltz , from Ger. Schmalz 'dripping, lard'.

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