supersoap

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English

Etymology

From super- +‎ soap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supersoap (plural supersoaps)

  1. A significant or popular soap opera.
    • 2006, Stafford Hildred, Martin Shaw: The Biography‎:
      By the time the third series of The Professionals hit the screen in November 1979, the show was pulling in a staggering 18 million viewers and was even beating supersoap Dallas in the ratings.
    • 2012, Sexual Ideology in the Works of Alan MooreTodd A. Comer‎:
      The success of the Royal Wedding as propaganda was not solely rooted in a respect for monarchical authority; rather, the eighties was characterized by a growing tendency to see Royal affairs as an engrossing “supersoap” (Olechnowicz 279).
    • 2012, Bill Hodgon, The Quizmaster's Companion to Film and Television‎:
      Which big budget BBC 'supersoap' was launched amid a blaze of publicity in 1992 only to be cancelled after a mere eight months on screen?
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