soapdom

English

Etymology

From soap +‎ -dom.

Noun

soapdom (usually uncountable, plural soapdoms)

  1. soap operas collectively
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 338:
      Renamed in honor of the tube tearjerker, the work wondrously went on to become the most recognized theme in all of soapdom.