tear-jerker

tear-jerker Definition

☆ tear·-jerker (tir′jʉr′kər)

noun

Slang a play, film, etc. that is sad in a very maudlin way

tear-jerker Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

real: This is a real tear-jerker - the ' dream ' scene was one of the most memorable for me.
unapologetic: Some are quite graphic and ALL of Haydons books are unapologetic tear-jerkers.

Modifies a noun

'scotland: Squashee Phil Hardy showed his folk roots with the tear-jerker âScotland Is My Homeâ , which, factually, is hard to argue with.

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