CROCODILE TEARS

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does crocodile tears mean? 

• CROCODILE TEARS (noun)
  The noun CROCODILE TEARS has 1 sense:

1. a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping

  Familiarity information: CROCODILE TEARS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROCODILE TEARS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed

Hypernyms ("crocodile tears" is a kind of...):

hypocrisy; lip service (an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction)