soap-operatic

adjective

Pertaining to soap opera.

Meanings

adjectivesoap-operatic (comparative more soap-operatic, superlative most soap-operatic)

comparative more soap-operatic · superlative most soap-operatic · alternative soap operatic

  1. Pertaining to soap opera.

    It’s schmaltzy, no question, but part of Ms. Swift’s power is her willingness to acknowledge her own soap operatic dreams, to cast herself as the heroine endlessly chasing the allure of love promised to little girls in old clichés, and wear her emotions for all to see.

    2025 August 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Photos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025
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