sob sister

sob sis·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sob sis-ter]
- /sɒb ˈsɪs tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sob sis-ter]
- /sɒb ˈsɪs tər/

Definitions of sob sister words

noun sob sister a journalist who writes human-interest stories with sentimental pathos. 1
noun sob sister a persistently sentimental do-gooder. 1
noun sob sister a journalist, esp a woman, on a newspaper or magazine who writes articles of sentimental appeal 0
noun sob sister a journalist, esp. a woman, who writes sentimental human-interest stories 0

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Origin of sob sister

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Sob sister

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sob sister

sob sister popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sob sister usage trend in Literature

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