Similar to selective hearing. A condition in which someone is unable to hear anything in their immediate area, yet is able to hear things far away.
(in the same room)
R: T. is a real pain in the arse.
P: I know
T: Pizza?
(somewhere outside)
T: Did you hear that bird hatching?
R: WHAT?!
P: Classic soap opera hearing.
R: T. is a real pain in the arse.
P: I know
T: Pizza?
(somewhere outside)
T: Did you hear that bird hatching?
R: WHAT?!
P: Classic soap opera hearing.
by pabslo September 11, 2007
A Cincinnati switcheroo accident whereby the roommate's sperm and the present penis's sperm (ie. the thruster) impregnates the woman resulting in fraternal twins.
She said they were mine but I knew they were my roommate's. Turns out we were both right... I pulled a Spanish Soap opera.
by Fromohio October 25, 2010
Children napping: Check
Hubby at work: Check
Time for soap-n-dope
Hubby drinks beer and watches sports, I smoke weed and watch soaps.
Hubby at work: Check
Time for soap-n-dope
Hubby drinks beer and watches sports, I smoke weed and watch soaps.
by ChelseasKingdom August 01, 2011
The tendency to be mesmerized by television. Trance like state brought on by televised commercial advertisements interspersed with fragments of dramatic teleplays. Also, as a component of post-industrial consciousness. e.g. "Television rules the nation."
The term references the advent of drama created to sell soap, soap operas. Broadcast on radio with soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers as sponsors and producers.
The term references the advent of drama created to sell soap, soap operas. Broadcast on radio with soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers as sponsors and producers.
Alice: Everyone says I probably have Attention Deficit Disorder. It's possible considering I am easily distracted. Theres got to be some excuse. What do you think? Bob?
Bob: Huh? Sorry Alice I was zoned on this laundry detergent advert. Tide really does get my whites whiter and only 'mildly' pollutes our drinking water.
Alice: I'm thirsty.
Alien: Soap Opera Syndrome
Advertisements take airtime away from programs. In the 1960s a typical hour-long American show would run for 51 minutes excluding advertisements. Today, a similar program would only be 42 minutes long; a typical 30-minute block of time now includes 22 minutes of programming with 6 minutes of national advertising and 2 minutes of local.
Bob: Huh? Sorry Alice I was zoned on this laundry detergent advert. Tide really does get my whites whiter and only 'mildly' pollutes our drinking water.
Alice: I'm thirsty.
Alien: Soap Opera Syndrome
Advertisements take airtime away from programs. In the 1960s a typical hour-long American show would run for 51 minutes excluding advertisements. Today, a similar program would only be 42 minutes long; a typical 30-minute block of time now includes 22 minutes of programming with 6 minutes of national advertising and 2 minutes of local.
by Oracle Arion October 02, 2009
A really dramatic moment in which it seems like your in a soap opera and cheesy music should be playing
by Unknown May 18, 2005
George: Shit I broke the tv
Bob: Looks like you dropped the prison soap this time....Wanna go get some ice cream?
George: sure.
(a cookie to the first person who figures out that reference)
Bob: Looks like you dropped the prison soap this time....Wanna go get some ice cream?
George: sure.
(a cookie to the first person who figures out that reference)
by Lord Shadow September 15, 2004
The affliction where self-righteous members on social media decide they need to preach morals to the rest of the members.
My neighbor has a severe case of soap box syndrome. He is always telling dog owners how they should leash their dogs on his Facebook page.
by Hellsangel November 15, 2020