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schmaltzfest (noun) : meeting or occassion marked by activity of flattering (buttering) somebody (usually political leader) by praising undeservedly ("schmaltz" from Yiddish shmalts, literally, rendered fat + "-fest" from German Fest, celebration, from Latin festum)
Just when I had forgotten that fateful day in May 2004 when Sonia Gandhi, the keeper of the flame, the angel of renunciation, the protector of tehzeeb, and the mangler of petty politics, had made that sacrifice, we’re in for another schmaltzfest. —Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times, 24.03.2006
Submitted by: Vishwanath from India on Mar. 25, 2006 01:51
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