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sudser

[ suhd-zer ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a soap opera.
  2. any movie, play, or the like that is designed to provoke a tearful response.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sudser1

First recorded in 1965–70; suds + -er 1
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Depending on your tastes, "Ginny & Georgia," a dizzying hybrid of YA drama and old fashioned Aaron Spelling-style sudser, is either a good time, or an overstuffed TV burrito, or a jumbled wreck.

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Sorry to burst your bubble folks, but that's premium sudser material.

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But this queer sudser ultimately broke ground by giving us more than the classic lesbian-meets-turkey-baster-quest-for-a-baby plotline.

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McEntire was particularly prescient when it came to embracing music videos, starring in sophisticated mini-films that helped broaden her brand, including a six-minute sudser for her 1991 tour-de-force cover of Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy.”

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It did do significantly better than "The Best of Me," the most recent sudser from Sparks, which opened to a dispiriting $10 million last October.

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