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guilty pleasures

guilty pleasures is the plural of guilty pleasure.

Meaning of guilty pleasure

Noun

guilty pleasure (plural guilty pleasures)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.
    • For the renowned sushi chef, it was a guilty pleasure to eat fish sticks drowned in tartar sauce.

Questions about guilty pleasures

What is guilty pleasures the plural of?
Guilty pleasures is the plural of guilty pleasure.

Words near guilty pleasures in the dictionary

  1. guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl
  2. guilty as charged
  3. guilty as sin
  4. guilty conscience
  5. guilty pleasure
  6. guilty pleasures
  7. guilty-like
  8. guiltylike
  9. guiltyness
  10. Guim
  11. Guimad

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