soap opera
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Example sentences from the Web for soap opera
It was a Senate floor soap opera over none other than a soap-opera producer.
Meanwhile, Tony had married his college girlfriend, Cynthia Carrafa, a soap-opera actress and producer, and had started a family.
The Prince and The Pauper; My College Roommate became an Oligarch |Lloyd Grove |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEASTArchers listeners are by far the most proprietorial of all soap-opera fans.
Fans of the AMC hit have seen Megan evolve from an earnest secretary to Mrs. Draper, from struggling actress to soap-opera star.
Megan Draper’s Dramatic Wardrobe Evolution on ‘Mad Men’ |Misty White Sidell |June 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for soap opera
noun
Word Origin for soap opera
Idioms and Phrases with soap opera
A radio or television serial with stock characters in domestic dramas that are noted for being sentimental and melodramatic. For example, She just watches soap operas all day long. This term originated in the mid-1930s and was so called because the sponsors of the earliest such radio shows were often soap manufacturers.
Real-life situation resembling one that might occur in a soap opera, as in She just goes on and on about her various medical and family problems, one long soap opera. [1940s]