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Jenne Phuong
2023-06-02 04:06
Crying towel slang
A "crying towel" in literal meaning is a towel used to wipe away one's tears, especially in a sarcastical way
You have a house, a car and a good job and you still complain all the time. Shall I get out a crying towel for you?
Used to refer to a person who listens to or expresses sympathy for someone's troubles, complaints or grief
I can't be your crying towel anymore. You had better comfort yourself.
Last time, when Mary broke up with her boyfriend, I was like her crying towel, indeed.
Used when one starts crying in order to get sympathy or attention
Used to describe a baby who cries loudly
To weep or cry a lot and for a long time
To weep a lot and even profusely
This slang dates from the 1920s.
Do you see anything wrong?
To encounter bad luck, or being picked doing something undesirable
Mike drew the short straw and had to clean the bathroom
