MAUDLIN
ADJECTIVES
1700 ► drunkish, maudlin → SUCKEY → sl. obs.
1905 ► in a maudlin condition from drink → MAUDLING-DRUNK → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1940 ► sentimental; maudlin → GUMMY → Amer. sl.
NOUNS
1997 ► sentimentality; maudlin trash → GLOP → US sl. (Bk.)
Lexicophilia 