sob stuff

noun

material such as films, stories, etc, that play upon the emotions by the overuse of pathos and sentiment

Tell him that he stopped the ore bucket from smashing the men at the bottom—sob stuff.

Certainly it got into her inkpot and deposited the real essence of the real sob stuff there.

All right; chuck a cup of tea across and I'll give you the special correspondent's sob-stuff.

Oh, go ahead and tell your story, Lucy; cut out the sob stuff!

He should not make an appeal to sympathy (sob stuff) nor should he beg or cringe.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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