Meanings
plural blubberfests
- slangAn event characterized by weeping.
There is no crying in space, but Monday was perhaps as close as it gets to a blubberfest in space helmets.
2009 May 19, Dennis Overbye, “As Tasks at Hubble End, No Tears, but It Was Close”, in New York Times
Origin
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blubberfest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blubberfest
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