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creepy weepy en · NOUN

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme.

Meanings

1. (informal) A story with Gothic and romance elements.
   • Made by the NBC in America, with occasional music recorded at Forest Lawn Cemetery, this creepy-weepy began with a conversation between Young Dr Malone and his sister in a kitchen. 1962, The Bulletin, page 33:
   • […] novels (creative, commercial writing; mainstream, science fiction welcome; some experimental; few romances, gothics, creepy weepies); and textbooks (subjects not out of date each year, preferably landmark text). 1984, Paula Deimling, 1985 Writer's Market: Where to Sell What You Write, page 965:

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