Meanings
- colloquialrareuncountableSobbing.
More sobbery because my words hurt his words. "Your Honor, he's doing it again!"
2000 March 24, scott campbell, “Can't anyone help little Scott Campbell?”, in alt.flame (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 20262 more examples
>don't cry so much Indeed, as at the Green Parrot Bar and cafemojo, - AFJB House Rule #1; "No Whining!" ( Bitching, Ranting, Railing, and Spontanious Acts of Poetic Beauty are encouraged, however Snivelling, Blubbering and Spineless Sobbery are forbidden at all times. )
2000 August 20, CafeMojo, “this news group is...”, in alt.fan.jimmy-buffett (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026> > Why would anyone care about what happens to a total stranger - doesn't > > affect you and there was nothing you could have done about the situation. […] > It's called "human kindness". > You might want to try it sometime. Sheryl, hon - *relax*...have you ever considered undergoing a "hystericalectomy"...??? A week from now you are you Partners In Sobbery here won't even remember the kid's name.
2004 February 7, Gregory Morrow, “Girl's tragic end...”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026
Origin
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sobbery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobbery
“sobbery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sobbery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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