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Sob Story

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Noun

1. sob story, sob stuff

a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sob Story

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noun
a tale of personal distress intended to arouse sympathy, esp one offered as an excuse or apology

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Sob Story

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Informal
a very sad story, esp. an account of personal troubles that is meant to arouse sympathy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sob Story

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n.
1. A tale of personal hardship or misfortune intended to arouse pity.
2. A maudlin plea given as an explanation or a rationalization.

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