guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

Examples of guilty pleasure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not to burst your guilty pleasure bubble, but new research has associated less TV time with healthier aging. Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 14 June 2024 Listen to this article In the thick of winter there are few guilty pleasures better than sitting in a warm, cozy restaurant eating a hot meal that someone else has cooked. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2024 The Hunger Games franchise manages such a tricky balancing act of turning dystopia murder-games into guilty pleasure fun without losing a sense of humanity. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 No wonder it’s become a guilty pleasure among Verge staffers. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for guilty pleasure 

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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 7 Jul. 2024.

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