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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sob stuff

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

"I am some weary of that sob stuff from 'Orphan Annie,'" I heard her say to one of the Hill-Top boys.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

Now, lemme tell you this much right now, Mae, either you got to cut this sob stuff and get down to brass tacks and tell me what you want, or, by gad!

From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Hurst, Fannie

I guess my ear ain't attuned to that sob stuff.

From Buttered Side Down: Stories by Ferber, Edna