An act of manipulative or false-emotion put on in order to achieve the desired reaction from others, usually sympathy.
Unlike its near-opposite, a kneejerk, which is a re-action to an action, the tearjerk is an initiated action in itself.
Hitlary sure put on that tearjerk act for the New Hampshire Primary Elections, just when everyone said she was seen as lacking emotion.
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A handjob given by someone whilst crying.
Abby was so angry that she took me up to my room and tearjerked me for a full hour.
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To masturbate using your own or someone else's tears as lubrication.
I poked Allan in the eyeball and used the secretions for a tearjerk.
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Masturbating while either crying or in a state of agony/depression.
Alec Baldwin was so devastated when his dog died that he began tearjerking violently in his bedroom.
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Normally used to describe a movie or TV show (but also applies to songs, books, etc.) that is designed to make you cry.
โ Last night we were watching Marley & Me, and we cried our eyeballs out.
โ No wonder you did. All dog movies are tearjerkers.
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A movie that is often intended for women that had a sad, emotional ending.
Terms of Endearment was a tearjerker, because of that funeral at the end.
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Verb from: tearjerkate. To masturbate ferociously using your tears as lubricant.
In a sentence: "Patrick tearjerkated for 2 weeks straight after that girl Susan stood him up at Prom" "Tearjerkation is the only way Patrick can get off now"