guilty pleasure

collocation in English

meaningsofguiltyandpleasure

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guilty
adjective
uk
/ˈɡɪl.ti/us
/ˈɡɪl.ti/
feeling ...
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pleasure
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that ...
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(Definition ofguiltyandpleasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofguilty pleasure

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To her, the increasinglyguiltypleasureshe took in retreating into her own imaginary world and characters was a form of false worship.
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Guiltypleasurebrings them back to the electronic studio but the 'fear of being caught' is potentially nullifying in its effect.
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Although there is an instinctive revulsion against forgoing theguiltypleasureof having a built-in majority, that must be put aside because it is illogical.
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Roll on next week of this car-crashguiltypleasure.
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Though they said the storylines made it a soapyguiltypleasureand included it in their pick of the day television feature.
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Set in a world that could exist only in the movies, it is a succulentguiltypleasure, beautifully made junk food for cinastes.
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This acknowledges the effectiveness of alternative systems, and gives us theguiltypleasureof vicariously harming our betters and breaking their rules.
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For the third episode, the groups covered a rock song and aguiltypleasurepiece.
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The album is a compilation of many artists playing covers of their favoriteguiltypleasuresongs.
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He referred to potato chips as hisguiltypleasure.
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Bild is not a harmlessguiltypleasure, she wrote, but a dangerous political instrumentnot only a high-magnification telescope into the abyss but an evil creature.
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Scoring the game one star out of five, he commented that these and other faults mar what could have been aguiltypleasure.
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The series received generally favorable reviews from critics, and has been recognized as aguiltypleasureby several media outlets.
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But giving people with this muchguiltypleasurein four minutes is just plain priceless.
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The fifth episode saw the two brackets merge, with the remaining ten groups performing theirguiltypleasuresongs.
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Starr often explores themes dealing with low brow culture and our societys collective tendency to obsess over and indulge in these guilty pleasures.
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Scorsese calls the film one of his guilty pleasures.
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That, and guilty pleasures are just inherently fun.
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