Soap Opera Definition

noun
A radio or television serial drama of a highly melodramatic, sentimental nature.
Webster's New World
A series of experiences characterized by dramatic displays of emotion.
American Heritage
adjective
Attributive form of soap opera, noun.
A soap-opera fanzine.
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Other Word Forms of Soap Opera

Noun

Singular:
soap opera
Plural:
soap-operas

Origin of Soap Opera

  • From soap + opera: soap from the soap and detergent commercials originally broadcast during the shows, which were aimed at women who were cleaning their house at the time of viewing; opera from the melodramatic character of the shows.

    From Wiktionary

  • From its originally having been sponsored by soap companies

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Soap Opera Sentence Examples

  • The entire affair was a damn soap opera.

  • But when I met her, the boy wasn't even with her and she laid this soap opera story on me about leaving Shipton and being pregnant.

  • Betsy and I agreed to let mother nature move forward, leaving the Julie-Howie soap opera free to develop its own destiny.

  • It started with Secrets of a Vampire, which is some soap opera show about a family of vampires.

  • You could record the voices of political figures, soap opera actors, cartoon characters or children's entertainers.

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