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English
Etymology
Chosen for the rhyme.
Noun
creepy weepy (plural creepy weepies)
- (informal) A story with Gothic and romance elements.
1962, The Bulletin, page 33: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.
1984, Paula Deimling, 1985 Writer's Market: Where to Sell What You Write, page 965: 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science fiction welcome; some experimental; few romances, gothics, creepy weepies); and textbooks (subjects not out of date each year, preferably landmark text).
References
- Jonathon Green (1984) Newspeak
- Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson (2003) Shorter Slang Dictionary