Sobfest

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something sad or moving, especially a film. informal

    "But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were."

  2. 2
    An episode of intense crying. informal

    "During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest."

Synonyms

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cryfestcryfestsaddietearjerker

Example

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"But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were."

Etymology

From sob + -fest.

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