sob sister

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   a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories

   Broaderjournalist

Questions about sob sister

What does sob sister mean?

sob sister means "a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories".

Is sob sister a common word?

sob sister is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.