weepie

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

weep +‎ -ie

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːpi/
  • Rhymes: -iːpi
  • Homophone: weepy

Noun

weepie (plural weepies)

  1. (colloquial) A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
    • 2020 September 28, Alex McLevy, “Marilynne Robinson finds transcendence in the stunning, soul-searching Jack”, in The A.V. Club‎:
      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.
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