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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSoap-opera fan
/ˌsɒp ˈɒp.ər.ə fæn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An enthusiastic follower or viewer of serialized daytime or prime-time melodramatic television programs.
"As a devoted soap-opera fan, she never missed an episode of her favorite daily drama." - 2
Someone who is passionately invested in the complex, ongoing personal storylines and character arcs typical of serial melodramas.
"The online forum was packed with soap-opera fans debating the shocking plot twists of the season finale."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'soap opera' (coined in the 1930s due to soap manufacturers sponsoring daytime radio serial dramas) with 'fan' (an apocope of 'fanatic', originating in late 19th-century American sports culture). Together, the compound describes an enthusiast devoted to serialized melodramatic television or radio programs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soap-opera fan" is said worldwide
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fan de feuilleton
Transliteration: fã də fœjətɔ̃
"Elle est une grande fan de feuilleton depuis des années."
Seifenopern-Fan
Transliteration: ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌɔpɐn fɛn
"Als echter Seifenopern-Fan schaut er jeden Nachmittag seine Serie."
fan di soap opera
Transliteration: fan di sɔp ˈɔpɛra
"I fan di soap opera aspettano sempre il colpo di scena."
fan de telenovelas
Transliteration: fan de telenobelas
"Mi abuela es una fiel fan de telenovelas."
fã de novela
Transliteration: fã dʒi nuˈvɛlɐ
"Aquele fã de novela não perde um capítulo sequer."
सोप ओपेरा प्रशंसक
Transliteration: sop opera prashansak
"वह एक नियमित सोप ओपेरा प्रशंसक है।"
肥皂剧迷
Transliteration: féizào jù mí
"作为一名肥皂剧迷，她追看了这部剧好几年。"
막장드라마 팬
Transliteration: makjangdeurama paen
"그녀는 열성적인 막장드라마 팬이다."
ソープオペラファン
Transliteration: sōpu opera fan
"彼女は筋金入りのソープオペラファンです。"
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