"sobbie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sobbies [plural]
Etymology: From sob + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sob|ie}} sob + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} sobbie (plural sobbies)
  1. (colloquial, rare) A tearjerker; a sob story. Tags: colloquial, rare

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I hope that the funnies I may post are ones which have not been read by too many but like you I do get a bit fed up with the sob stories ( even though I have posted two in recent weeks), Reminder, Connie DO NOT post sobbies !!!",
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