guilty pleasure
Embarrassing secret favorite
A guilty pleasure is something you enjoy but feel you shouldn't—often because it's lowbrow, unhealthy, or at odds with your self-image.
The guilt is usually performative: Reality TV is my guilty pleasure.
The phrase acknowledges that you know better while admitting you don't care enough to stop.
- lowbrowLacking intellectual depth
- trash TVSensationalized lowbrow programming
- kitschTasteless, garish art
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
indulgence · hate-watch · craving · cult classic · fast food · B-movie · hedonism · cult following · boy band · pop music · cringe · earworm · binge-watching · mind candy · beach read · cheapies · midnight snack · youthful indiscretion
- pleasureenjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment, satisfaction
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- temptationsforbidden fruit, indulgence, craving, urge, vice
- indulgencesindulgence, indulgences, chocolate cake, overindulgence, massage
pleasure, guilty, pleasurable, guiltily, pleasurably, pleasuring, guiltiness, not guilty, guilt-free