" schmaltz "

 [ "schmaltz" ]

1: from Yiddish, shmalts, meaning rendered (melted) animal fat; usually chicken fat. Schmaltz is used to make matzo balls.

  * e.g.,  ... That old Jewish guy at the next table is spreading schmaltz on his bread. It's so grody! 

 [ "schmaltz" ]

2: figuratively: a work of art that is excessively sentimental, sappy or cheesy.

  * e.g.,  ... Gone With the Wind?! Why would you want to see that piece of 1930's schmaltz? Let's rent AVP instead! 

 [ "schmaltz" ]

1: Any unidentified, nasty, liquid-like substance; usually very questionable in what the hell it actually is...

  * e.g.,  ... Be careful with this container Bill; it's full of some weird schmaltz... 

 [ "Schmaltz" ]

1: From Yiddish, rendered chicken or goose fat. in east European cooking chicken fat is used as an easy fix to otherwise tasteless cooking. in other words, its a Crowd pleaser.

  * e.g.,  ... Goyim: hi man, have you seen that food-porn video where they use lard in a matzo-ball soup? i thought you guys don't eat pork. 

 [ "Schmaltz" ]

2: in jewish slang, Schmalts refers to a tacky, overdone or outright exploitative piece of art or design.

  * e.g.,  ... jew: that's just Schmaltz. 

 [ "Schmaltzed" ]

1: Used in the workplace to describe being fucked over by a coworker who didn’t do their job which in turn makes your job harder.

  * e.g.,  ... Travis didn’t empty the trash again and schmaltzed me for the 3rd time this week. 

 [ "Schmaltz" ]

1: to take the last of something and not throw away the box or container that it came in, usually causing much anger in the next person to examine the aforementioned box.

  * e.g.,  ... Hey I'm gonna get a donut... What the hell, someone schmaltzed the last creme-filled! 

 [ "Schmaltzed" ]

1: a euphemism for gettin' drunk! entomology: cites the popular alcoholic beverages schnapps and malt liquor.

  * e.g.,  ... Clare: I need to get schmaltzed right!