soapie
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, informal) A soap opera.
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(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, informal) A soap opera.
1988, Gunther Kress, Communication and Culture, New South Wales University Press, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MkjaShbm7ncC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=%22soapie%22|%22soapies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=s2-VNc8av…
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