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In some senses, schmaltz is marked as derogatory, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
schmaltz
UK /ʃmɒlts/ US /ʃmɔlts/
noun 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
fat, gorgeous, poor
SCHMALTZ + NOUN
rema, schm
PREP.
into
ADV.
eternally
Definitions
noun
1
Rendered chicken or goose fat.
Even now, as medical science has given a nod to the moderate consumption of saturated animal fats, and the culinary elite has fallen hard for the likes of lard, tallow and duck fat, poor schmaltz remains the babushka-clad cousin not invited to the table. This is a shame, because schmaltz is one the most versatile and flavorful fats you can use.
2
Excessively sentimental art or music.
Are you moved because the disco soundscape of “Moon Crystal” reminds you of TV shows from long ago, or because those high, whining violins over funk guitar are eternally gorgeous? […] Schmaltz is schmaltz, and it can make life worth living.
The cost, for [George] Saunders, of moving beyond the stylized violence of his early stories seems to be the transmutation of a portion of his violence into schmaltz.
name
1
A surname from German.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
- shmaltz
- schmalz
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Even now, as medical science has given a nod to the moderate consumption of saturated animal fats, and the culinary elite has fallen hard for the likes of lard, tallow and duck fat, poor schmaltz rema
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Are you moved because the disco soundscape of “Moon Crystal” reminds you of TV shows from long ago, or because those high, whining violins over funk guitar are eternally gorgeous? […] Schmaltz is schm
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The cost, for [George] Saunders, of moving beyond the stylized violence of his early stories seems to be the transmutation of a portion of his violence into schmaltz.
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