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glurge

noun

oversentimental stories with a moral, often with hidden negative undertones.

“The email was so syrupy and overblown that it read like pure glurge.”

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Meanings

nounglurge (uncountable)

slanguncountableoversentimental stories with a moral, often with hidden negative undertones.
The email was so syrupy and overblown that it read like pure glurge.

Origin

Imitative of the retching that might be induced by stories of this kind. This term has been used in the journalism and greater writing community for decades.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glurge

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Cite this entry

APA

glurge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glurge

MLA

“glurge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glurge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glurge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glurge.

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