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maudlin plea

NOUN
sob story
Synonyms
WEAK
emotional appeal hardship tale heartbreaker human interest pathos schmaltz sentimentalism tale of woe tearjerker

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Joining together at the end, they ran through “Poor Little Benny,”a son’s maudlin plea to his father to come home.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2010

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