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schmaltz

Main Entry:: schmaltz
Variant(s):: also schmalz \ˈshmȯlts, ˈshmälts\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Yiddish shmalts, literally, rendered fat
Date:: 1935

1 : sentimental or florid music or art 2 : sentimentality

— schmaltzy

\ˈshmȯlt-sē, ˈshmält-\ adjective

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