What does "cryfest" mean?

Something sad or moving, especially a film.

What is a synonym for "cryfest"?

Common synonyms include: sobfest, saddie, sobfest, tearjerker.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Something sad or moving, especially a film. informal
"The Sin of Madelon Claudet was another hugely successful exemplar of the crime-and-punishment cryfests that shopgirls and housewives took to heart."
2
An episode of intense crying. informal
"Knowing that I had but seconds left before my kid exploded into a full-blown cryfest and knowing that I absolutely had to have an article of clothing that could camouflage baby barf, I raced to the register with my sapling tucked under my arm."

"The Sin of Madelon Claudet was another hugely successful exemplar of the crime-and-punishment cryfests that shopgirls and housewives took to heart."

From cry + -fest.

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