sobfest

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sobfest

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From sob + -fest.

noun sobfests

informal Something sad or moving, especially a film. But the most star-crossed pair of them all was Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in the cinematic sobfest The Way We Were.
Similar: cryfest, tearjerker
informal An episode of intense crying. During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest.
Similar: cryfest

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@misc{sobfest_2026,
  title = {sobfest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sobfest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}