when someone acts selfishly and does so in a shamelessly showy manner, especially in a situation like work where protocol keeps you from calling them out

(to understand why, sing like an opera singer warming up with scales: me me me me me me me)
can you believe the boss ate the last three slices of pizza?
yeah man, dude was having a total Opera Moment
by groggyjava April 25, 2008
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Term to be used as an adjective, to describe when a situation or conversation is or was so cliche, stereotypical, unbelievable or fake that it could only be found on TV, especially in a soap opera.
Walking in on her twin sister and her long lost child making passionate love in the office of her diabolical stalker psychologist, Evee had quite the Soap Opera Moment.
by Quinn Allen June 7, 2007
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A really dramatic moment in which it seems like your in a soap opera and cheesy music should be playing
1: OMG!!!! He held my hand!
2: That is such a soap opera moment
1: I know!!
by Unknown May 18, 2005
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when something really dramatic happens that seems like it could easily happen on a soap opera.
person 1 "hey"
person 2 "woah! ok! how did you get in my house?!
person 3 "dude, soap opera moment"
by hermoine96 August 3, 2011
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