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  1. guilty pleasurenoun

    Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

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  1. guilty pleasure

    A guilty pleasure refers to something that an individual enjoys or indulges in, despite feeling a sense of guilt or embarrassment regarding their interest in it. It is often something considered to be lowbrow, frivolous, or socially unacceptable by conventional standards, but still brings personal enjoyment and satisfaction to the person.

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  1. Guilty pleasure

    A guilty pleasure is something one enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it. The "guilt" involved is sometimes simply fear of others discovering one's lowbrow or otherwise embarrassing tastes, such as campy styles of entertainment. Fashion, video games, music, films, and junk food can be examples of guilty pleasures.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guilty pleasure in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guilty pleasure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of guilty pleasure in a Sentence

  1. Euripides:

    Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.


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    a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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