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1. | [ noun ] a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping | |
Examples: | "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma" "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed" |
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Related terms: | hypocrisy | |
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Crocodile_River crocodile_bird Crocodylidae |