four-hankie

English

Adjective

four-hankie (comparative more four-hankie, superlative most four-hankie)

  1. tearjerking
    • 1980 February 9, Michael Bronski, “The Consequence (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 15:
      [Straight audiences] can't imagine relating to them as people; the reality of gay characters is unreal to them. They will dismiss [the film] as excessive and melodramatic (misunderstanding that it's supposed to be) but then have no trouble relating to the high-toned four hanky antics of Kramer vs. Kramer.
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