Schmalzy Definition & Meaning
schmalzy
- adjective
- effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
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- What does schmalzy mean?
- effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
- What part of speech is schmalzy?
- Schmalzy is an adjective.