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Sob story

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy. derogatory, idiomatic

    ""Dis picture is called De Tale o' Two Cities, and it's de French revolution. It's about a feller vot takes anodder feller's place and gits his head cut off; and say, dere's a sob story in it vot's a vunder.""

  2. 2
    a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy wordnet

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