schmaltznoun [ U ]
also schmalz uk/ʃmɒlts/us/ʃmɑːlts/informal disapprovingartistic works, such as music or writing, that are intended to cause strong sad or romantic feelings but have no real artistic value:
Her second album was pure schmaltz.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sentimental and over-emotional
- cloying
- mawkish
- mush
- mushy
- sappy
- sentimental
- sentimentalism
- sickly
- sloppy
- slush
- slushy
- soppy
- syrupy
- treacly
schmaltzy
adjective also schmalzy uk/ˈʃmɒlt.si/us/ˈʃmɑːlt.si/
schmaltzy love songs