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View synonyms for soap opera

soap opera

[ op-er-uh, op-ruh ]

noun

  1. a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.


soap opera

noun

  1. a serialized drama, usually dealing with domestic themes and characterized by sentimentality, broadcast on radio or television
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soap opera1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; so called because soap manufacturers were among the original sponsors of such programs
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soap opera1

C20: so called because manufacturers of soap were typical sponsors
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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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