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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.
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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.
tearjerker by Eric Hartman July 12, 2003

tearjerker moment 

when something makes you so happy you can't help but jerk off while you cry tears of joy
ron swanson had a tearjerker moment when he visited the grand canyon. his tears and his seed fell into the heart of the colorado river below.

Tearjerker 

A man who uses his own tears as lubrication during masturbation.
Jack is such a creep, he's a tearjerker.
Tearjerker by afrijapc July 1, 2010

Tearjerker 

That drama was a real tearjerker; I couldn't stop myself from crying into my balls.

Tearjerker 

Tearjerker is a song off of the Red Hot Chili Peppers record ‘One Hot Minute’. The song is about fellow musician Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana. In the song, Anthony Kiedis is heard singing about Cobain’s “pale blue eyes” and “whiskers”. Kiedis also references the night that he met Cobain, whom was backstage wearing a dress (typical).
Dave: What’s your favorite RHCP song?
Krist: Hmm… maybe Tearjerker because it’s about Kurt.
Tearjerker by Fleaswife January 8, 2022