guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

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Instead, those hints of a so-bad-it’s-good guilty pleasure are a fleeting tease in an action thriller that spills plenty of blood but never raises the temperature or ignites the excitement. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024 Watching Bangla films in the cinema has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2024 Because usually my guilty pleasure is being with somebody. Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024 Especially in recent seasons, Selling Sunset has managed to balance the guilty pleasures of the reality TV of yesteryear with a focus on the actual emotions of its stars. Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guilty pleasure 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guilty pleasure was in 1907

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“Guilty pleasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%20pleasure. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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