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sob sister

sob sister noun: a journalist, usually female, who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.

Noun

sob sister (plural sob sisters)

  1. (informal) A journalist, usually female, who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.
    • I've read the word unmanned plenty of times — it's a favorite of the pulpsmiths and sob-sisters — but this was the first time I'd ever actually felt that way.2017, Stephen King, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, page 839
    Synonyms:
    agony aunt

Synonyms of sob sister

Forms of sob sister

pluralsob sisters

Questions about sob sister

What does sob sister mean?
Sob sister means a journalist, usually female, who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.
What part of speech is sob sister?
Sob sister is a noun.
What is the plural of sob sister?
The plural of sob sister is sob sisters.

Words near sob sister in the dictionary

  1. Soave
  2. Soaves
  3. Soay
  4. Soays
  5. sob
  6. sob sister
  7. sob sisters
  8. SOB stew
  9. sob stories
  10. sob story
  11. sob stuff

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