schmaltz

and shmaltz (ʃmɑlts)

n. extreme sentimentality; corny sweetness. (From a Yiddish word meaning fat or oil.) I didn’t like that movie. Too much schmaltz.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VÍ&Eth;Arr	-	Norse Mythology
Renata	re-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Alkmene	-	Greek Mythology
Leandros	-	Greek Mythology
Gennarino	-	Italian
Mitsuko	mee-tsoo-ko	Japanese