shmaltz

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.

verb

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Boleslav	-	Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Ebbe	EB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Duda	-	Portuguese
ÉVa	AY-vaw	Hungarian
Jamal	-	Arabic
Lonny	LAHN-ee	English