schmaltz



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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GerritKHER-rit (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Ezer-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Alvira[æl'vairə]
Yotam-Biblical Hebrew
KrystleKRIS-təlEnglish (Modern)
Wolfram-German