sympathy card

English

noun
Definitions
  • A greeting card sent to family members of one who has died to express regret.
  • An attempt to score points in a discussion by portraying oneself as a victim in need of sympathy used with the verb "play".

Etymology

Compound from English sympathy + English card (material with embedded wire bristles, card).

Origin

English

card

Gloss

material with embedded wire bristles, card

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
♠️ ♣️ ♥️ ♦️ 🃏 🎴 💳️ 📇 🗂️ 🗃️

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