weepie
/ˈwiːpi/
weepie noun: a sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
Noun
weepie (plural weepies)
- A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
- John is white, Della is Black, and any interracial relationship isn’t just a legal dead end, but a threat to their very lives from the disapproving world that surrounds them. It all sounds like a Hallmark weepie, but in Robinson’s hands, it becomes transcendent.2020 September 28, Alex McLevy, “Marilynne Robinson finds transcendence in the stunning, soul-searching Jack”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2020
Forms of weepie
| plural | weepies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | weepy |
Origin of weepie
From weep + -ie.
Words that rhyme with weepie
Questions about weepie
- What does weepie mean?
- Weepie means a sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
- What part of speech is weepie?
- Weepie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce weepie?
- Weepie is pronounced /ˈwiːpi/.
- What is the plural of weepie?
- The plural of weepie is weepies.
Words near weepie in the dictionary
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