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Shmaltz

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
schmaltz
plural
Shmaltzes
possessive
Shmaltz's
pluralpossessive
Shmaltzes'