schmaltz it up

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to schmaltz something up means to make it kind of cheesy, to make it so nice and overly-emotional that it’s not fun or cutting edge anymore

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This is one of those expressions which came from another language and has been added to American English. This term is actually Yiddish.
In Yiddish, it has a double meaning. It also means the ‘chicken fat’ used in cooking. We have a pretty large Jewish population in America, so terms like this are used in those communities and passed to people of other communities.
Because of all the different cultures that live here, American English is a mix of English and some other languages. Often, the terms we get are food related.
To schmaltz it up is a perfect example because it is a crossover term. It has both a literal meaning, ‘chicken fat,’ and an idiomatic meaning, ‘cheesy’ or ‘overly-emotional.’ These terms are used sometimes by famous people and then they become more common slang words to use.

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””I really want to have some slow music at my party but I don’t want to schmaltz it up too much.”“

””Your holiday decorations are really cute. I am glad that you didn’t schmaltz it up like everyone else does at this time if year!”“

””Going to the mall at Christmas time is always crazy. The people are so rushed and the stores schmaltz it up so much with holiday music and decorations that it doesn’t seem real at all.”“