shooting and crying

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of war film in which soldiers are depicted showing remorse or grief while simultaneously committing acts of violence, particularly associated with the depictions of the Israel Defense Forces.

Word forms

shooting and crying

Etymology

Calque of Hebrew יוֹרִים וּבוֹכִים (yorim ve bochim).

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