schmaltz

and shmaltz (ʃmɑlts)

n. extreme sentimentality; corny sweetness. (From a Yiddish word meaning fat or oil.) I didn’t like that movie. Too much schmaltz.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GeneviÈVe	zhe-nə-VYEV, zhawn-VYEV	French
Goddard	['gɔdə:d]
Pietra	PYE-trah	Italian
Om	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
MaŠA	-	Slovene, Croatian
Rokus	RO-kus	Dutch