Sentimentality
121soap opera — noun Etymology: from its sponsorship by soap manufacturers Date: 1939 1. a. a serial drama performed originally on a daytime radio or television program and chiefly characterized by tangled interpersonal situations and melodramatic or sentimental …
122syrup — also sirup noun Etymology: Middle English sirup, from Anglo French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb Date: 14th century 1. a. a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated b. the concentrated juice of …
123treacly — adjective (treaclier; est) Date: 1733 resembling treacle (as in quality or appearance) < treacly sentimentality > …
124warm fuzzies — noun plural Date: 1981 feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality < got warm fuzzies from the good news > …
125backwoods — I. noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1709 1. wooded or partly cleared areas far from cities 2. a remote or culturally backward area • backwoodsy adjective II. adjective Date: 1784 of, relating to, or suggesting backwoods;… …
126hard — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength Date: before 12th century 1. a. not easily penetrated ; not easily yielding to pressure b. of cheese not capable of being… …
127mush — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of mash Date: 1671 1. a thick porridge made with cornmeal boiled in water or milk 2. something soft and spongy or shapeless 3. a. weak sentimentality ; drivel b. mawkish amorousness II …
128tough — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High German zāhi tough Date: before 12th century 1. a. strong or firm in texture but flexible and not brittle b. not easily chewed < tough meat > 2. glutinous, sticky 3 …
