weepie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of weepie
Example Sentences
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Chloé Zhao’s ye olde dysfunctional marriage weepie deserved a supporting actor nomination for 12-year-old Jacobi Jupe, who is so heartbreaking as William Shakespeare’s brave son that he casts a spell over the movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
He noted how there were "giant laughs for Hugh Grant" but that the "weepie sequel is strangely dazed".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
But nobody really knew to ask for her by name until her turn as the main character’s grifty mother in the 2004 Clint Eastwood boxing weepie “Million Dollar Baby.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
Yes, “We Live in Time” is a weepie, though it’s worth wondering if director John Crowley and screenwriter Nick Payne would embrace that label.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
For most of their runs, the NBC weepie and ABC family sitcom kept network programming on the Emmys radar.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2022
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