sapfest

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English

Etymology

From sap +‎ -fest.

Noun

sapfest (plural sapfests)

  1. (informal, derogatory) Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
    • 2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100:
      It sounded like a feel-good sapfest, the kind where exhibitors ought to post a sign at the box office reading Diabetics Enter at Own Risk.
    • 2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 70:
      Best Picture absolutely should have been Born on the Fourth of July, not that sapfest Driving Miss Daisy.
    • 2011, Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 40:
      “How many times have you seen that sapfest? I know you've made me sit through it at least twice."
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sapfest.