Word of the Day - Schmaltz

[debodun]

Schmaltz (noun) - excessive sentimentality in art, music or other entertainment; mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, falsely emotional in a maudlin way.

Many Christmas-themed movies rely heavily on schmaltz.

 

[Pepper]

Schmaltz is the yiddish word for animal fat, usually chicken. It has taken on the meanings you describe above.

 

[Buckeye]

Or, with a small change in spelling, Shmaltz Liquor

Shmaltz Brewing

 

[RadishRose]

It is also-
"Schmaltz (also spelled schmalz or shmalz) is rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat. It is an integral part of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, where it has been used for centuries in a wide array of dishes, such as chicken soup, latkes, matzah brei, chopped liver, matzah balls, fried chicken, and many others...."

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