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sobfests

sobfests is the plural of sobfest.

Meaning of sobfest

Noun

sobfest (plural sobfests)

  1. (informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.
    • But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were.2000, Jan King, It's a Girl Thing: The Hilarious Truth About Women, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 6
    Synonyms:
    cryfest, tearjerker
  2. (informal) An episode of intense crying.
    • During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest.2010, Louann Brizendine, The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think, Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 121
    Synonyms:
    cryfest

Questions about sobfests

What is sobfests the plural of?
Sobfests is the plural of sobfest.

Words near sobfests in the dictionary

  1. soberversaries
  2. soberversary
  3. Sobey
  4. Sobeys
  5. sobfest
  6. sobfests
  7. sobful
  8. Sobhani
  9. Sobhanis
  10. SOBHD
  11. Sobhita

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