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soap opera
[ op-er-uh, op-ruh ]
noun
- a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.
soap opera
noun
- a serialized drama, usually dealing with domestic themes and characterized by sentimentality, broadcast on radio or television
Word History and Origins
Origin of soap opera1
Word History and Origins
Origin of soap opera1
Example Sentences
It was a Senate floor soap opera over none other than a soap-opera producer.
The show is as precisely plotted as a soap opera and beautifully lit; entirely, fatally addictive.
As a side note, James and Gilbert being forced to hug it out might be the most shocking twist in this entire soap opera.
Meanwhile, Tony had married his college girlfriend, Cynthia Carrafa, a soap-opera actress and producer, and had started a family.
Going played Arlene, the star of the soap opera that Mel writes for, who mentors Megan.
In many ways, the armed conflict ended up trivialized, another soap opera or spectator sport.
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