cryfest

== English == === Etymology === From cry +‎ -fest. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cryfest (plural cryfests) (informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film. 2002, Tom Mallon, Rabbit Songs review, CMJ New Music Monthly, July 2002, page 42: Main songwriter and pianist Dan Messé makes each song a regret-soaked cryfest, […] (informal) An episode of intense crying. ==== Synonyms ==== (something sad or moving): sobfest, tearjerker (intense crying episode): sobfest