sapfest

sapfest

English

Etymology

sap +‎ -fest

Noun

sapfest (plural sapfests)

1. (informal, derogatory) Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.
   • 2003, David Handler, The Bright Silver Star: A Berger and Mitry Mystery, St. Martin's Paperbacks (2004), →ISBN, page 100:

     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.

   • 2008, Jim Norton, I Hate Your Guts, Simon Spotlight Entertainment (2008), →ISBN, page 70:

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

   • 2011, Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Crown Publishers (2011), →ISBN, page 40:

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

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:sapfest.