sapfest
sapfest noun: something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
Noun
sapfest (plural sapfests)
- Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
- It sounded like a feel-good sapfest, the kind where exhibitors ought to post a sign at the box office reading Diabetics Enter at Own Risk.2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100
- Best Picture absolutely should have been Born on the Fourth of July, not that sapfest Driving Miss Daisy.2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 70
Forms of sapfest
| plural | sapfests |
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Origin of sapfest
From sap + -fest.
Questions about sapfest
- What does sapfest mean?
- Sapfest means something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
- What part of speech is sapfest?
- Sapfest is a noun.
- What is the plural of sapfest?
- The plural of sapfest is sapfests.
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