Usually means: Female journalist specializing in sentimentality.
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  1. sob sister: Merriam-Webster
  2. sob sister: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sob sister: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sob sister: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. sob sister: Wiktionary
  7. sob sister: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. sob sister: Dictionary.com
  9. Sob Sister: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. sob sister: Rhymezone
  11. sob sister: FreeDictionary.org
  12. sob sister: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. sob sister: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sob sister)

▸ noun:  (informal) A journalist, usually female, who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column.

Similar:
sissy, sistergirl, Shobe, soubrette, scribess, scissor sister, frail sister, soro, newsgirl, newshen, more...

Types:
dramqueen, crybaby, wet blanket, party pooper, killjoy, more...

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Similar:
sissy, sistergirl, Shobe, soubrette, scribess, scissor sister, frail sister, soro, newsgirl, newshen, more...

Types:
dramqueen, crybaby, wet blanket, party pooper, killjoy, more...



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