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sob sister

 
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–noun
1. a journalist who writes human-interest stories with sentimental pathos.
2. a persistently sentimental do-gooder.
Origin:
1910–15
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sob sister  
n.  

  1. A journalist, especially a woman, employed as a writer or an editor of sob stories.

  2. A sentimental, ineffective person who seeks to do good.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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