schmalzy

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Adj.1.schmalzy - effusively or insincerely emotionalschmalzy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
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schmaltzy

also schmalzy
adjective
Informal. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:
bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.
Informal: gooey, mushy, sloppy, soupy.
Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.
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schmal(t)zy

adj (inf: = slushy) → schmalzig (inf)
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