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schmaltzy

[ shmahlt-see, shmawlt- ]

adjective

Informal.
schmaltzier, schmaltziest.
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz, or exaggerated sentimentalism.


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adjective

  1. excessively sentimental
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Origin of schmaltzy1

First recorded in 1930–35; schmaltz + -y 1
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Example Sentences

It's certainly hard to imagine them really catching on in the early 50s, an age dominated by schmaltzy crooners, folk purists and show tunes.

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Under it all, though, as one schmaltzy cliché follows another, this becomes more the glorification of beauty than the real thing.

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“Clichés about us don’t interest us, and the French are not very schmaltzy.â€

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He soon joined the program, with its bubbly brand of schmaltzy Champagne music.

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The director, often simplified as a schmaltzy optimist, also has a dark side.

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