soaper
- noun
- /ˈsoʊpər/
- UK
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telenovela
- The soaper features dramatic love triangles that keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Examples
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She never misses an episode of her favorite soaper, always eagerly discussing the plot twists with her friends.
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So, soapers, would you be interested in more "Downton" programming?
Blog text (7) -
After years of tuning in, he became an expert on all the characters in the long-running soaper.
Synonyms
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A TV drama that follows the daily lives and relationships of people
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A TV drama from Latin America that tells one long romantic story in many episodes
A very emotional TV show or movie like a soap opera that often makes you cry
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
soaper = soap (opaque) = soap + er
Although the spelling suggests soap + er, the resulting meaning as a term for the series itself is lexicalized and not a straightforward, predictable derivation.
Etymology
Soaper can also mean a soap opera, a long radio or TV drama. The name comes from soap makers who paid for these serial shows, so a soaper is 'a continuing drama about personal relationships'.