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tear-jerker
tear·jerk·er
/
ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr
kər
/
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teer
-jur-ker
]
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noun
Informal.
a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
Origin:
1930–35;
tear
1
+
jerk
1
+
-er
1
Related forms
tear·jerk·ing,
adjective
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tear-jerker
(ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə)
—
n
informal
an excessively sentimental film, play, book, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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tear-jerker definition
[ˈtɪrdʒɚkɚ]
n.
a very sad story or film. :
I don't care to read a steady diet of tear-jerkers.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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