Tears of self-aggrandizement derived from strong emotions on a specific issue, policy, situation, etc. Persons who engage in this act display a strained or overwrought pathos to others affected by the situation, and are traditionally self-centered. Similar to crocodile tears.
Man: (sobbing) So... are you breaking up with me? After all we've been through? After my success in chasing the American dream?
Woman: You are a pathetic soul. Don't you dare--fight back those John Boehner tears of yours and man up!
Woman: You are a pathetic soul. Don't you dare--fight back those John Boehner tears of yours and man up!
by Dash McDasherton December 13, 2010