soap operanoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsəʊp ˌɒp.ər.ə/us/ˈsoʊp ˌɑː.pɚ.ə/informal soapB1 a series of television or radio programmes about the lives and problems of a particular group of characters. The series continues over a long period and is broadcast (several times) every week.
Examples
- It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera.
- The new soap opera will be screened, wait for it, five times each day.
- I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly addicted.
- He was interviewing some soap star.
- I don't have time to watch any of the soaps.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- blooper
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- bulletin
- commentary
- feature-length
- filler
- fly on the wall idiom
- game show
- God slot
- pilot
- podcast
- programme
- repeat
- rom com
- serial
- signature tune
- simulcast
- sitcom
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