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Definition of waterworks, the
waterworks, the 
noun - uncountable
- crying.
Oh no, here comes the waterworks.
Citation from "Pride", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to cry.
Last edited on Oct 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 07 2011.
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