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sobbie

sobbie noun: a tearjerker; a sob story.

Noun

sobbie (plural sobbies)

  1. (colloquial, rare) A tearjerker; a sob story.
    • I still prefer TV channel to broadcast hongkong movies rather than the taiwanese sobbies.1997 September 18, Loi KK, “Chinese = Mandarin or Cantonese???”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026
    • I hope that the funnies I may post are ones which have not been read by too many but like you I do get a bit fed up with the sob stories ( even though I have posted two in recent weeks), Reminder, Connie DO NOT post sobbies !!!1999 November 4, ConnieD, “OT: Jokes etc.! (except Connie D`s!)”, in uk.rec.crafts (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026

Forms of sobbie

pluralsobbies

Origin of sobbie

From sob + -ie.

Questions about sobbie

What does sobbie mean?
Sobbie means a tearjerker; a sob story.
What part of speech is sobbie?
Sobbie is a noun.
What is the plural of sobbie?
The plural of sobbie is sobbies.

Words near sobbie in the dictionary

  1. sobber
  2. sobbers
  3. sobbery
  4. sobbest
  5. sobbeth
  6. sobbie
  7. sobbier
  8. sobbies
  9. sobbiest
  10. sobbin'
  11. sobbing

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