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schmaltzy in Greek

schmaltzy in Greek is σαχλός — schmaltzy means very sentimental in a way that feels exaggerated or corny.

schmaltzy in Greek

σαχλός
adj
Pronounced: sachlos
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

What does "schmaltzy" mean?

  1. adj Very sentimental in a way that feels exaggerated or corny.
    "As well as singing a lively Christmas number for the first time in a film (a good use of his country music success), Sutherland shares a schmaltzy waltz with Wilson: “It was a bit foreign for both of us but I think we had fun.”"
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schmaltzy in a sentence

  • As well as singing a lively Christmas number for the first time in a film (a good use of his country music success), Sutherland shares a schmaltzy waltz with Wilson: “It was a bit foreign for both of us but I think we had fun.”
  • “In France, it has the reputation of being a typically American mixture of clichés and of schmaltz,” he wrote in an email. “Clichés about us don’t interest us, and the French are not very schmaltzy.”

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What is "schmaltzy" in Greek?
"schmaltzy" in Greek is σαχλός. schmaltzy means: Very sentimental in a way that feels exaggerated or corny.
How do you pronounce σαχλός?
"schmaltzy" in Greek is σαχλός, pronounced "sachlos".
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