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Schmaltz

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Informal Excessively sentimental art or music.

n. Informal Maudlin sentimentality.

n. Liquid fat, especially chicken fat.

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n. Liquid chickenfat.

n. Excessively sentimental art or music.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music

Word Usage

"If homemade schmaltz is unavailable, you can use Nyafat or Margarine if you want to keep it kosher parve or meat, but if not or for a dairy meal, use softened butter instead."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mushiness sloppiness drippiness mawkishness sentimentality

Form

schmaltzy

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