cryfest

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cryfest

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From cry + -fest.

noun cryfests

informal Something sad or moving, especially a film. The Sin of Madelon Claudet was another hugely successful exemplar of the crime-and-punishment cryfests that shopgirls and housewives took to heart.
Similar: sobfest, tearjerker
informal An episode of intense crying. Knowing that I had but seconds left before my kid exploded into a full-blown cryfest and knowing that I absolutely had to have an article of clothing that could camouflage baby barf, I raced to the register with my sapling tucked under my arm.
Similar: sobfest

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@misc{cryfest_2026,
  title = {cryfest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cryfest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}