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
Munkhtsetseg	-	Mongolian
Hobson	['hɔbsn]
Mariella	mah-RYEL-lah	Italian
Pastor	-	Spanish, Late Roman
Mattaniah	-	Biblical
Ya	-	Chinese