guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

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Insomnia Cookies From May 5 through May 12, late-night guilty pleasure Insomnia is offering a buy one, get one free cookie deal for Insomnia Rewards members. Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 As for his own guilty pleasure? Jessica Golden, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 If baseball is America's pastime, and football is its obsession, then the Ultimate Fighting Championship might be its guilty pleasure. Luke Burbank, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 I'mPhaedra Trethan, contemplating a guilty pleasure. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 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 8 May. 2026.

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