tearjerker

Normally used to describe a movie or TV show (but also applies to songs, books, etc.) that is designed to make you cry.

— Last night we were watching Marley & Me, and we cried our eyeballs out.

— No wonder you did. All dog movies are tearjerkers.

by pimpschoolgraduate July 21, 2019

tearjerk

An act of manipulative or false-emotion put on in order to achieve the desired reaction from others, usually sympathy.

Unlike its near-opposite, a kneejerk, which is a re-action to an action, the tearjerk is an initiated action in itself.

Hitlary sure put on that tearjerk act for the New Hampshire Primary Elections, just when everyone said she was seen as lacking emotion.

by buggy January 9, 2009

tearjerker

A movie that is often intended for women that had a sad, emotional ending.

Terms of Endearment was a tearjerker, because of that funeral at the end.

by Eric Hartman July 12, 2003

Tearjerkation

Verb from: tearjerkate. To masturbate ferociously using your tears as lubricant.

In a sentence: "Patrick tearjerkated for 2 weeks straight after that girl Susan stood him up at Prom" "Tearjerkation is the only way Patrick can get off now"

by Matcaker November 14, 2014

Tearjerking

To tearjerk

tearjerking: to tearjerk, masturbate whilst crying.

by Backlit Villain October 16, 2008

Tearjerk

The act of masturbating whilst crying. i.e to crystabate

Tearjerk: Cracking one off during the emotional ending of Armageddon.

by Backlit Villain October 16, 2008

tearjerker

You perform this act usually after a bad break up or a death of a loved one. You use the tears you cried for them as a lubricant and jerk off in honor of them.

"My grandpa died last week so I used my tears and jerked off to honor his legacy, it was a real tearjerker

by Vanilla Water November 7, 2017