- sob sister
- noun Date: 1912 1. a journalist who specializes in writing or editing sob stories or other material of a sentimental type 2. a sentimental and often impractical person usually engaged in good works
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sob sister — ☆ sob sister n. [Old Slang] a journalist, esp. a woman, who writes sentimental human interest stories … English World dictionary
sob sister — n. a weak woman who is prone to crying. □ Mary is a sob sister. She wears you out fast. □ I had another sob sister in the office today. Went through half a box of tissues … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sob sister — sob′ sis ter n. 1) jou a journalist who writes sentimental human interest stories 2) a persistently sentimental do gooder • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
sob-sister — /ˈsɒb sɪstə/ (say sob sistuh) noun 1. a woman journalist who writes a newspaper or magazine feature in a sentimental style. 2. a person who plays on one s emotions …
sob sister — 1. a journalist who writes human interest stories with sentimental pathos. 2. a persistently sentimental do gooder. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
sob sister — noun A journalist who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column. Syn: agony aunt … Wiktionary
sob sister — Synonyms and related words: city editor, columnist, copy chief, copy editor, copyman, copyreader, correspondent, cub reporter, diaskeuast, editor, editorial writer, feature editor, foreign correspondent, gazetteer, interviewer, journalist, leader … Moby Thesaurus
sob sister — Woman journalist responsible for articles dealing with women s problems (usu. through correspondence columns in newspaper or magazine) … A concise dictionary of English slang
sob sister — noun a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories • Hypernyms: ↑journalist … Useful english dictionary
sob — (v.) c.1200, probably of imitative origin, related to O.E. seofian to lament, O.H.G. sufan to draw breath, W.Fris. sobje to suck. Related: Sobbed; sobbing. The noun is attested from late 14c. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister female journalist… … Etymology dictionary
