Definition of Sob sister

1. Noun. A journalist who specializes in sentimental stories.

Generic synonyms: Journalist

Definition of Sob sister

1. Noun. A journalist who writes mainly sentimental articles or has an advice column. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sob Sister

soar
soar up
soar upwards
soaraway
soare
soared
soarer
soarers
soares
soaring
soaringly
soarings
soars
soaves
sob
sob sister (current term)
sob stories
sob story
sob stuff
soba
sobas
sobbed
sobber
sobbers
sobbing
sobbingly
sobbings
sobby
sobeit
sober

Literary usage of Sob sister

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Index of Short Stories, 1900-1914 by Francis James Hannigan (1918)
"Harper 116:949 My '08 sob sister, The. Sat EP 185:9 D 7 '12 Strings of liberty. Everybody's 15:617 О '06 Survivors. Everybody's 5:273 S '01 Terror. ..."

2. The Standard Index of Short Stories, 1900-1914 by Francis James Hannigan (1918)
"Harper 116:949 My '08 sob sister, The. Sat EP 185:9 D 7 '12 Strings of liberty. Everybody's 15:517 О '06 Survivors. Everybody's 5:273 S '01 Terror. ..."

3. The Best Short Stories of ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story edited by Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1917)
"sob sister by Fannie Hurst (Metropolitan) must be added to the gallery of permanent portraits which Miss Hurst has added to American literature. ..."

4. Our Short Story Writers by Blanche Colton Williams (1920)
"Every Soul Hath Its Song appeared in October, 1916, containing nine stories, the most remarkable of 'which is sob sister. The Times reviewer expressed the ..."

5. Our Short Story Writers by Blanche Colton Williams (1920)
"Every Soul Hath Its Song appeared in October, 1916, containing nine stories, the most remarkable of which is sob sister. The Times reviewer expressed the ..."

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