Schmaltz
WordNet
noun
(1) (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
WiktionaryText
Etymology
from
Sol Steinmetz, in "Yiddish and English: The Story of Yiddish in America", suggests that this figurative derivation of "schmaltz" does not exist in Yiddish. http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010910
Noun
- Liquid chickenfat
- Excessively sentimental art or music