sapfest

plural sapfests

1. derogatoryinformalSomething sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.

   “How many times have you seen that sapfest? I know you've made me sit through it at least twice."

   2011, Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 40

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   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.

   2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100

   Best Picture absolutely should have been Born on the Fourth of July, not that sapfest Driving Miss Daisy.

   2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, →ISBN, page 70