Mawkish
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The etymology of "mawkish" really opens up a can of worms -- or, more properly, maggots. The "mawk" of "mawkish" derives from the Middle English "mawke," which means "maggot." "Mawke," in its turn, developed from the Old Norse word "mathkr," which had the same meaning as its descendant. Although "mawkish" literally means "maggoty," since at least the 17th century English
speakers have eschewed its decaying carcass implications and used it figuratively instead. As one language writer put it, "Time has treated 'mawkish' gently: the wormy stench and corruption of its primal state were forgotten and 'mawkish' became sickly in a weak sort of way instead of repulsive and revolting."
Dictio-definitions :
1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
2. Sickening or insipid in taste.
3. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional.
4. Of more than usual emotion.
5. Apt to cause satiety or loathing.
6. Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.
7. Having a sweet, weak, sickening taste; insipid or nauseating
8. Sentimental in a weak, insipid way, so as to be sickening
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Usage :
1. I am not saying this now from any mawkish kind of remorse.
2. At Heidelberg I met a fat veterinary surgeon whose voice broke with sobs as he repeated some mawkish poetry.
3. He was astonished at its religious tone, which seemed to him neither mawkish nor sentimental.
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Synonyms :
hokey, kitschy, maudlin, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy, emotional
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