tearjerker

See also: tear-jerker and tear jerker

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

tear +‎ jerker

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)

Noun

tearjerker (plural tearjerkers)

(informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, real-life story, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.

Synonyms

cryfest, sobfest

Related terms

tearjerking

Translations

emotionally charged dramatic work

Dutch: tranentrekker m
Finnish: nyyhkytarina (fi); nyyhkyleffa (film)

French: tire-larmes (fr) m
Swedish: snyftare c

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.