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noun
Yiddish Excessive sentimentality in art or music.
synonyms: schmaltz, schmalz.
is a specific kind of: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness.
domain category: Yiddish.
Dutch: reuzel
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