soap opera
/ˈsoʊp ˌɑp·rə/ n [C] (infml soap /soʊp/)Definition
› a television program, usually broadcast five days a week, about the lives of a particular group of characters
(Definition of soap opera n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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