Noun: schmalz shmolts or shmólts
- (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
"The film was criticized for its schmalz and overly sentimental storyline";
- schmaltz [informal], shmaltz
Derived forms: schmalzes
Type of: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness
Encyclopedia: Schmalz, William