guilty pleasure

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Noun

guilty pleasure (plural guilty pleasures)

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.
For the renowned sushi chef, eating fish sticks drowned in tartar sauce was a guilty pleasure.

Translations

something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo

Chinese:
Mandarin: 惡趣味, 恶趣味 (èqùwèi), 負罪的快感, 负罪的快感 (fùzuì de kuàigǎn), 怪癖 (zh) (guàipǐ), 俗人之樂, 俗人之乐 (súrén zhī lè)
Finnish: salainen pahe
French: péché mignon (fr) m
German: heimliches Vergnügen n, lasterhaftes Vergnügen n, billiges Vergnügen n, sündhafte Freude f
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Japanese: 悪趣味 (akusyumi)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
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Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: placer culpable m

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