Sob Stuff (Noun)
Meaning
A sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The film's predictable sob_story of a young girl overcoming hardship tugged at the heartstrings of the audience.
- Her sad tale of survival in the wilderness was just a clichéd sob_story to garner attention on social media.
- Romantic comedies often rely on a sob_story to explain why the protagonists are unlucky in love.
- The charity's advertisement was a manipulative sob_story meant to guilt-trip people into donating.
- His entire persona is a constructed sob_story designed to evoke sympathy and pity from those around him.