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a type of pizza which consists of a garlic-flavored dough topped off with diced tomatos, parmesan, and mozzerella cheeses.
boy, jill made some wonderful schmatz!
schmatz by Jill D. March 27, 2006
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schmaltz 

from Yiddish, shmalts, meaning rendered (melted) animal fat; usually chicken fat. Schmaltz is used to make matzo balls.

figuratively: a work of art that is excessively sentimental, sappy or cheesy.
That old Jewish guy at the next table is spreading schmaltz on his bread. It's so grody!

Gone With the Wind?! Why would you want to see that piece of 1930's schmaltz? Let's rent AVP instead!

schmaltz by pogo747 September 19, 2006
Word of the Day on August 22, 2023
Mainly used to describe a cheap, raggedy piece of clothing.
Did you see her sweater? What a schmata!
schmata by Sarah L. February 15, 2005
A tall, red-haired person who gets high off of weed 24-7. Usually eating cheap tacos and inhaling incense.
You look as stoned as Schmitz!
Schmitz by samiam6977 January 17, 2009

Schmaltz 

From Yiddish, rendered chicken or goose fat. in east European cooking chicken fat is used as an easy fix to otherwise tasteless cooking. in other words, its a Crowd pleaser.
in jewish slang, Schmalts refers to a tacky, overdone or outright exploitative piece of art or design.
Goyim: hi man, have you seen that food-porn video where they use lard in a matzo-ball soup? i thought you guys don't eat pork.
jew: that's just Schmaltz.
Schmaltz by pizzamaster June 17, 2020
When used with the term "industry", the schmata industry refers to the clothing industry, specifically in new york city, and specifically in reference to the women's clothing industry.
My father works in the schmata industry.
schmata by nexyjo March 7, 2007