Tears of self-aggrandizement derived from strong emotions on a specific issue, policy, situation, etc. Persons who engage in this act display a strained or
overwrought pathos to others affected by the situation, and are traditionally self-centered. Similar to
crocodile tears.
Man: (
sobbing) So... are you breaking up with me? After all we've been through? After my success in chasing
the American dream?
Woman: You are a pathetic soul. Don't you dare--fight back those John Boehner tears of yours and
man up!