schmaltzy
(also schmalzy) /ˈʃmɑlt·si/, /ˈʃmɔlt-/ adj infml disapprovingDefinition
› causing extreme emotions of love or sadness, esp. in the arts: They spend a lot of time together listening to schmaltzy love songs. schmaltz (also schmalz) /ʃmɑlts/, /ʃmɔlts/ n [U] › infml His writing is full of schmaltz.
(Definition of schmaltzy adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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