guilty pleasure

noun

: something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt

Examples of guilty pleasure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to the stomach-churning process of watching the Dodgers try to seal their championship fate, there was also the guilty pleasure of watching a particular left-hander take the mound. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026

There is still a pervasive assumption that these books are fluff, smut or secret guilty pleasures. — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

This will be far from O’Connell’s first brush with the summer guilty pleasure. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

What began as a post-war remedy for hunger in Japan has since evolved to become a global guilty pleasure, providing quick, affordable and satisfying meals for the masses. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guilty pleasure

• countermeasure
• displeasure
• leisure
• measure
• treasure