Wow! A Dhar Mann video about an employee that mistreats a disabled janitor. Will the Janitor turn out to be the company's CEO or something?
Wow! A Dhar Mann video about an employee that mistreats a disabled janitor. Will the Janitor turn out to be the company's CEO or something?
schmaltz
noun
1: extremely or excessively sentimental music or art
" … It's not showbiz schmaltz; it's a story about the battle to overcome hardship. … "—Elton John
A lot of people make fun of this show, pegging it as pure schmaltz.—ReadWriteWeb (online)
"Doin' It" is both ridiculous schmaltz and a luscious rap song that sounds like a 5:45 p.m. sunset over Gotham City.—Pete Tosiello
2: sentimentality sense 1
There is a hint of schmaltz, in the best possible sense—an unabashed emotionalism that puts meat on the bones of the music without violating its essential spirit.—Louise T. Guinthe
… the arrangements balanced smoky jazz and soft pop without turning to abstraction or schmaltz.—Rolling Stone (online)
Steven Moffat has written a heart-warming drama, free of schmaltz and sentiment …—Patrick Mulkern
A sprinkling of schmaltz is expected—nay, needed—in an emotional extravaganza like this, and you couldn't put together a better cast …—Brian Truitt
3: rendered animal fat and especially chicken fat
When it's properly made, schmaltz has a brawny, roasted character that comes from the bits of poultry skin that brown in the pan.—Melissa Clark
"Schmaltz is a basic tenet of Jewish culture. In the real kosher home you couldn't use butter if you were eating meat, so you had schmaltz."—Stan Zimmerman
There's also the schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) vs. vegetable oil debate. Tastier matzo balls are made with schmaltz.—John Kessler
Made full #schmaltz chicken matzo ball soup, with celery and carrots and an onion, last night for dinner. Know what? It makes a great #breakfast broth, too!
Dear #Apple: knock it off with putting ten minutes of heartstring-plucking at the start of your events. It's a waste of my time, and you're not winning me over. Not all of us have positive relationships with our fathers. You're lobbing marshmallows at my granite heart. I want cold, hard technical specs. 🪨🖤🪨