schmalzy
Dripping with emotion
Schmalzy means excessively sentimental or corny, oozing emotion in a way that feels manipulative or cheap: a schmalzy love song, The movie's ending was unbearably schmalzy.
From Yiddish *schmaltz* (rendered chicken fat), suggesting something greasy or overly rich.
Also spelled schmaltzy.
Excessively tearful sentiment
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- gooeySoft and sticky
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
treacly · mawkish · sappy · mushy · soppy · sugary · tearjerker · heartwarming
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- overactingExcessive theatrical performance
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- operaticOf staged musical drama
stagy · bombastic · overblown · histrionic · dramatic · showy · grandiose · overwrought
maudlin
Excessively tearful sentiment
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- gooeySoft and sticky
cloying · treacly · mawkish · sappy · mushy · soppy · sugary · tearjerker · heartwarming · tender
melodramatic
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- overactingExcessive theatrical performance
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
operatic · stagy · bombastic · overblown · histrionic · dramatic · showy · grandiose · overwrought · tearjerker
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
kitschy · tasteless · garish · chintzy · Hallmark · twee · cutesy · precious · clichéd · trite
schmalzyunemotional
Lacking outward feeling
cold · restrained · stoic · detached · dispassionate
schmalzyunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
subtle · sophisticated · nuanced · restrained · genuine