weepy

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Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“Forces loyal to the absent Shah of Iran swept iron-willed, weepy old Premier Mohammed Mossadegh out of power today with a bloody nine-hour coup,” the Associated Press wrote Aug. 20, 1953.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I’ve gotten weepy watching some of those speeches, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

"So that last afternoon in the studio was quite a weepy one... But then we went to Nando's. So it's all about balance."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

They arrive in a blubbery, excited tornado of relief and weepy apologies and hugs and more hugs.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell