tire-larmes — meaning in English
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English meaning
- schmaltzy adj Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
Senses
tire-larmes is used for these senses in English:
- schmaltzy Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
- tearjerker (informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.