(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, informal) A soap opera.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, informal) A soap opera.
1988, Gunther Kress, Communication and Culture, New South Wales University Press, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MkjaShbm7ncC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=%22soapie%22|%22soapies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=s2-VNc8av…
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(UK, Australian, NZ, South Africa, idiomatic, informal) To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
(UK) A foolish stooge or scapegoat.
British slang for a gullible person who gets taken advantage of, used as a fall guy, or volunteered for unpleasant tasks without much say in the matter. A Joe Soap is the one who ends up washing the dishes at the party, takes the blame for someone else's mistake, or gets roped into the worst assignment because nobody thought to say no on his behalf. The name is general enough to apply to any hapless everyman stuck holding the bag.
(Scotland) soap suds.
(Australian, New Zealand) Second-rate, inferior.