creepy weepy

English

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme.

Noun

creepy weepy (plural creepy weepies)

  1. (informal) A story with Gothic and romance elements.
    • 1962, The Bulletin, page 33:
      Made by the NBC in America, with occasional music recorded at Forest Lawn Cemetery, this creepy-weepy began with a conversation between Young Dr Malone and his sister in a kitchen.
    • 1984, Paula Deimling, 1985 Writer's Market: Where to Sell What You Write, page 965:
      […] novels (creative, commercial writing; mainstream, science fiction welcome; some experimental; few romances, gothics, creepy weepies); and textbooks (subjects not out of date each year, preferably landmark text).

References
  • Jonathon Green (1984) Newspeak
  • Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson (2003) Shorter Slang Dictionary
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