supersoap

Etymology

From super- + soap.

supersoap means A significant or popular soap opera. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A significant or popular soap opera.“By the time the third series of The Professionals hit the screen in November 1979, the show was pulling in a staggering 18 million viewers and was even beating supersoap Dallas in the ratings.”