good weepie
- noun
- Informal
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drama emotivo
- After a stressful week, sometimes I just want to watch a good weepie and let out my emotions.
Examples
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The film was advertised as a good weepie, and it definitely lived up to that reputation.
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After a long day, I love to curl up with a good weepie that makes me cry.
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My friends and I enjoy a good weepie on rainy afternoons when we're feeling nostalgic.
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That was a truly good weepie!
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Many people enjoy a good weepie on a rainy day.
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On a cold, rainy evening, there's nothing better than watching a good weepie with friends.
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My favorite way to relax is to watch a good weepie that pulls at my heartstrings.
Synonyms
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4.2
A sad film or book that makes people cry
A film that makes people cry
Words or stories meant to make people feel pity by showing personal suffering
Antonyms
How Moving
Surface Forms
Morphology
good + weepie
The adjective 'good' is transparent, and 'weepie' can be analysed as 'weep' (to cry) plus a colloquial -ie nominalizer, so the overall meaning 'a tearjerker; a story that makes you cry' is largely derivable from its parts. However, the informal suffix and the specific film/story sense may be unfamiliar to many B1 learners, so the connection is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Good weepie comes from the verb weep and the small ending -ie, which makes a word sound friendly. That's why a good weepie means a very emotional film or story that makes people 'cry'.