schmaltz
sh molts
- n (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
- It transcends its waltz-schmaltz mood with a bridge that almost jumps off itself in ascending keys but manages to sound inevitable.
- But then the song opens up the schmaltz spigot, and Blake just gets lost in the torrent.
- No question, you've got a lot going for you: snazz, schmaltz, an iPod's worth of pop melodies spanning five decades and two of Hollywood's most attractive young stars, Joseph .