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crybaby

[krahy-bey-bee] / ˈkraɪˌbeɪ bi /


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Here she’s dealing with a smooth talker doling out empty promises, a crybaby who can’t decide what he wants, even a guy so fixated on self-betterment that he’s lost interest in the bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Maybe I'm a crybaby, but you make a movie and you like it, you feel like it's not seen enough.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

My ad would assert that I’m stupid with money, bad at decision-making and a crybaby to boot — all endorsed by yours truly.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022

“This letter is so pathetic in terms of whining: Mr. Free Speech Absolutist, just a crybaby hiding behind his lawyers,” Mr. O’Dowd told The Washington Post.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2022

These weren’t tears from the cold either, these were big juicy crybaby tears!

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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