'Schmaltz' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'shmaltz'. The word entered the English language some time around 1935.
schmaltz [noun] [1935]
- sentimental or florid music or art
- sentimentality
See 'schmaltz' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: Yiddish 'shmalts' literally, rendered fat
See more loan words from 1930s.
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