guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

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There are several ice creams offered, but my dining companion recommended the Strawberry Cake with balsamic macerated strawberries and buttercream - talk about a guilty pleasure! Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Reading romances was a guilty pleasure many customers chose to keep closeted. Linda-Marie Barrett september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025 Budgeting apps might become your new guilty pleasure. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 This is less about guilty pleasures and more about digital exposure. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guilty pleasure

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guilty pleasure was in 1907

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“Guilty pleasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%20pleasure. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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