schmaltz noun

(also schmalz) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word

/ʃmɒlts/

/ʃmɑːlts/ n [U] informal disapproving

Definition

artistic works, such as music or writing, which are intended to cause strong sad or romantic feelings, but which have no real artistic value

Her second album was pure schmaltz.

schmalzy /ˈʃmɒlt.si/

/ˈʃmɑːlt-/ adj

schmaltzy love songs

(Definition of schmaltz noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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