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sob sister

noun

  1. a journalist who writes human-interest stories with sentimental pathos.
  2. a persistently sentimental do-gooder.


sob sister

noun

  1. a journalist, esp a woman, on a newspaper or magazine who writes articles of sentimental appeal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sob sister1

First recorded in 1910–15

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