kiss and cry seat

kiss and cry seat
 n.— «He has sat in the post-performance “kiss and cry” seats and seen nearly flawless programs get dinged for venturing outside the lines.» —“Skater Stojko Crushes Stereotypes” by C.W. Nevius San Francisco Chronicle (California) Feb. 19, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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