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weepie

American  
[wee-pee] / ˈwi pi /

noun

British Informal.
  1. a tearjerker; weeper.


Etymology

Origin of weepie

First recorded in 1925–30; weep 1 + -ie

Example Sentences

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He noted how there were "giant laughs for Hugh Grant" but that the "weepie sequel is strangely dazed".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

But nobody really knew to ask for her by name until her turn as the main character’s grifty mother in the 2004 Clint Eastwood boxing weepie “Million Dollar Baby.”

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield elevate this weepie directed by John Crowley, but the movie’s jumbled timeline distances you from their anguish.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

Yes, “We Live in Time” is a weepie, though it’s worth wondering if director John Crowley and screenwriter Nick Payne would embrace that label.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

This struggle tortures Cameron, and Ali is good at conveying it, but “Swan Song” is more of a philosophical weepie than a thriller.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021