guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

Examples of guilty pleasure in a Sentence

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My guilty pleasure is watching facials on YouTube, often when I’m supposed to be working. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 Because usually my guilty pleasure is being with somebody. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024 And yet, it is so often relegated to the status of guilty pleasure. Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024 Shell is a film made with the intention of being a guilty pleasure. Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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