tear-jerker
n.
1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear, n.1 + jerk, v..
| 词汇 | tear-jerker |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary tear-jerker n. 1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear, n.1 + jerk, v.. |
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