DEFINITIONS

tearjerker

[ teer-jur-ker ]
/ ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr kər /
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noun Informal.

a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.

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Words related to tearjerker

longing, sentimentality, remorse, yearning, wistfulness, play, theater, farce, show, scene, production, comedy, tragedy, melodrama, homesickness, reminiscence, schmaltz, pining, story, novel

Words nearby tearjerker

tearaway, teardown, teardrop, tearful, tearing, tearjerker, tearless, tearoom, tears, tearstain, teary

Origin of tearjerker

First recorded in 1930–35; tear1 + jerk1 + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM tearjerker

tear·jerk·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tear-jerker

tear-jerker
/ (ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə) /

noun

informal an excessively sentimental film, play, book, etc
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