Weepie
/ˈwiːpi/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience. colloquial
"John is white, Della is Black, and any interracial relationship isn’t just a legal dead end, but a threat to their very lives from the disapproving world that surrounds them. It all sounds like a Hallmark weepie, but in Robinson’s hands, it becomes transcendent."
Example
More examples"John is white, Della is Black, and any interracial relationship isn’t just a legal dead end, but a threat to their very lives from the disapproving world that surrounds them. It all sounds like a Hallmark weepie, but in Robinson’s hands, it becomes transcendent."
Etymology
From weep + -ie.