shmaltz

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.

verb

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carson	KAHR-sən	Scottish, English
Vortigern	VAWR-ti-gərn (English)	History
Illarion	-	Russian
Martirio	mahr-TEE-ryo	Spanish
Allie	['æli]
Reiner	RIE-ner (German)	German, Ancient Germanic