Word: Schmaltz
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: from Yiddish shmaltz, from German Schmalz ‘dripping, lard’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃmɔːlts
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃmalts
Dialects: British English
Definition:
excessive sentimentality, especially in music or films
Short Definition:excessive sentimentality
Examples:- at the end of the film the audience are drowned in a sea of schmaltz
- romantic schmaltz
Variant Forms:
- schmalz
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 26
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 24
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 24
