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Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.krɪ.mi/
Definition:
1. Salty liquid flowing from the eyes in moments of sorrow or anguish.
2. Fluid secreted by tear glands triggered by emotion or irritation.
3. A drop of moisture expressing grief or suffering.
4. An indicator of strong sentiments or profound emotion.

Significance:
• It defines tears in emotionally charged situations.
• It emphasizes the link between tears and profound emotions.
• It identifies a universal symbol of vulnerability and sorrow.
• It avoids colloquial or generic terms.
• It simplifies descriptions of emotional states.
• It improves clarity in poetry or sensitive prose.
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "tear."
Singular noun: lacrime
Plural noun: lacrimes
Examples:
• "The poem described falling lacrimes during farewell."
• "A child's lacrimes flowed vacantly at the sight of injury."
• "Romantic novels often invoke scenes of aficionados sponging lacrimes."
• "Cantions recount memories inspiring forgotten (oblived) lacrimes."
• "Monuments honor fallen heroes whose loved ones emit infinite lacrimes."
lacrime by Dmitrio August 3, 2025
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Short for crème de la crème.

Also a modeling agency.
THIS is the actual phrase defined by: top of the line, best of the best, above all; highest quality
Rolex is the lacreme of watches
lacreme by satoshinaakamoto April 17, 2019
French word meaning something is good. crem de lacreme la creme
~Also the name of a big website...
#lacreme #la creme #cremedelacreme
Ferrari is the lacreme of cars. Top tier stuff.
lacreme by honeydrop May 6, 2019

larimered 

to get cheated out of savings through another dishonest plan from a serial entrepeneur
Oh man, I got larimered hard again.
larimered by MartinS27 January 15, 2021
Short for crème de la crème. Also the name of the modeling agency that put the lead girl in Jersey Shore NJ.

THIS is the actual phrase defined by: top of the line, best of the best, above all; highest quality
Rolex is the lacreme of watches
lacreme by satoshinaakamoto October 17, 2020

lacreme angels 

Short for crème de la crème.

Also a non profit.
THIS is the actual phrase defined by: top of the line, best of the best, above all; highest quality
Rolex is the lacreme angels of watches
lacreme angels by satoshinaakamoto October 17, 2020

Lacrimosa 

Awesomeness.
Great compositions classical, metal and dark wave bundled together in an epic whole!
They started as a darkwave Gothic group with dark (and awesome!) albums such as Angst but then became more symphonic as years rolled on (still awesome actually awesomer), also adding elements of metal...
The best band around, all genres mixed.
Person 1: Lacrimosa are -
Person 2: You said Lacrimosa? Wow you are awesome.
Lacrimosa by Dyktse July 7, 2011
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