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Tear Jerker

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Tear Jerker is a moment where it invokes sadness and sorrow. It can happen in movies, video games, story tales or even in real life.


History and Origin
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For the word origin, the word “tear jerker” comes from somewhere between 1930 to 1935 where it was combined with two words tear and jerk with the suffix -er, according to Dictionary.com.[2] The first known use of this word is in 1912.[1] TV Tropes also uses this term.[3]


Tearjerker has an unclear origin of where it was first coined. However, it probably stemmed off the word, melodrama, which is a dramatic work with characters put in danger to appeal for emotion.


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External References

fn1. Tearjerker-Definition from Merriam Dictionary
fn2. Tearjerker Definition in Dictionary.com
fn3. Main/TearJerker – Television Tropes & Idioms


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