sob stuff

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The following, taken from The New York Times, is what hard-boiled newspaper men have in mind when they speak of "sob stuff": Engaged.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There'd be no time to do anything here if you wasted time in sob stuff."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Aw, can that sob stuff," grumbled Alfred angrily.

From Curlie Carson Listens In by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

"Tell her nix on the sob stuff," he complained.

From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

"And you can't get me with the sob stuff, either," Nucky shrugged his shoulders.

From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré