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English noun: crocodile tears | |||
| 1. | crocodile tears (communication) a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping | ||
| Samples | The secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma. Politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hypocrisy, lip service | ||
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