Schmaltzy: meaning, definitions and examples
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schmaltzy
[ หสmษหltsi ]
music
excessively sentimental or cheesy, often in a way that is not sincere
Synonyms
cheesy, corny, mawkish, sentimental
Examples of usage
- The movie's schmaltzy soundtrack made the emotional scenes feel forced.
- Her schmaltzy love songs are popular among teenagers.
- Don't be so schmaltzy in your speech, be more authentic.
- The schmaltzy decorations at the party were a bit over the top.
- The novel's ending was criticized for being too schmaltzy.
Translations
Translations of the word "schmaltzy" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sentimental
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคพเคตเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช kitschi
๐ฎ๐ฉ melankolis
๐บ๐ฆ ัะตะฝัะธะผะตะฝัะฐะปัะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ ckliwy
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๅท็
๐ซ๐ท sentimental
๐ช๐ธ sentimental
๐น๐ท duygusal
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฐ์์ ์ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนุงุทูู
๐จ๐ฟ sentimentรกlnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ sentimentรกlny
๐จ๐ณ ๅคๆๅๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ sentimentalno
๐ฎ๐ธ tilfinningasamur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะตะทัะผัะฐะป
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแแขแแแแแขแแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ hissiyatlฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ sentimental
Word origin
The word 'schmaltzy' originated from Yiddish, derived from the German word 'schmalz', meaning 'rendered animal fat'. In Jewish culture, 'schmaltz' is used to describe something overly sentimental or melodramatic. Over time, 'schmaltzy' has been adopted into English to convey a similar meaning of being excessively emotional or cheesy, especially in music, movies, or literature.
See also: schmaltz.