sapfest
nounEtymology From sap + -fest.
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Derogatory, Informal Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
- It sounded like a feel-good sapfest, the kind where exhibitors ought to post a sign at the box office reading Diabetics Enter at Own Risk.2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100:
- Best Picture absolutely should have been Born on the Fourth of July, not that sapfest Driving Miss Daisy.2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 70:
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- “How many times have you seen that sapfest? I know you've made me sit through it at least twice."2011, Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 40: