Meaning of schmaltz | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from German.
2. Rendered chicken or goose fat.
   uncountable
3. Excessively sentimental art or music.
   derogatory, figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“Even now, as medical science has given a nod to the moderate consumption of saturated animal fats, and the culinary elite has fallen hard for the likes of lard, tallow and duck fat, poor schmaltz remains the babushka-clad cousin not invited to the table. This is a shame, because schmaltz is one the most versatile and flavorful fats you can use⟳.”

“Are you moved because the disco soundscape of “Moon Crystal” reminds you of TV shows from long ago, or because those high, whining violins over funk guitar are eternally gorgeous? […] Schmaltz is schmaltz, and it can make⟳ life worth living.”

“The cost⟳, for [George] Saunders, of moving beyond the stylized violence of his early stories seems to be the transmutation of a portion of his violence into schmaltz.”

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