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tear-jerker Definition

tear·-jerker (tirjʉr′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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