guilty pleasures
Embarrassing secret favorites
Guilty pleasures are enjoyments you feel you shouldn't indulge in—lowbrow entertainment, unhealthy food, trashy novels.
The guilt comes from perceived judgment: Reality TV is my guilty pleasure.
The phrase often carries self-deprecating humor, acknowledging that the pleasure violates one's stated tastes or values.
Some argue no pleasure should require guilt.
- binge watchingViewing multiple episodes consecutively
- binge eatingExcessive uncontrolled food intake
- late night snackingEating during sleeping hours
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
comfort food · comfort eating · indulgence · schadenfreude · treat · cult classics · fan fiction · soap operas · true crime podcasts · viral videos · secret · cakes · cookies · nostalgia · pop music · confession · romantic comedies · chick flicks
- lowbrowreality TV, tabloids, gossip magazines, trash TV, celebrity gossip
- booklistsreading list, must-reads, recommendations, favorites, bestsellers
- guilty pleasuresjunk food, fast food, comfort food, ice cream, candy
- indulgencesindulgence, indulgences, chocolate cake, overindulgence, massage
- pulp fictionpulp, pulp fiction, pulp magazines, pulp novels, dime novels
- inner selfself, soul, psyche, inner being, true self
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