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schmaltz (iou)



schmaltz noun & verb. M20.
[Yiddish from German Schmalz dripping, lard.]
A. noun.
Melted chicken fat. Chiefly in schmaltz herring, a form of pickled herring. M20.
Sentimentality, emotionalism; excessively sentimental music, writing, drama, etc. colloq. M20.
b. verb trans. Impart a sentimental atmosphere to; play (music) in a sentimental manner. Freq. foll. by up. colloq. M20.
schmaltzy adjective (colloq.) sentimentalized, overemotional M20