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- [teer-jur-ker]
- /ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr kər/
- /tˈiədʒɜːkɪŋ/
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- [teer-jur-ker]
- /ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr kər/
Definition of tearjerking word
- noun tearjerking a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale. 1
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Origin of tearjerking
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; tear1 + jerk1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Tearjerking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tearjerking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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