cheap thrillとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

cheap thrill (複数形 cheap thrills)

1. (idiomatic) Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
   • 1990, Anne Dean, David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action:

     Rather than fulfilling its original function as an integral part of an emotional relationship, sex is for them little more than a cheap thrill, something that men "do" to women and for which women should be grateful.

   • 1995, Jewel (lyrics かつ music), “Who Will Save Your Soul”:

     Another doctor's bill, a lawyer's bill, another cute cheap thrill

   • 2017 October 6, Hughey, Haley, “Many Northwest Arkansas Gun Shops Oppose Full Automatic Loophole”, in Fox24 News‎^[1], retrieved 2023-05-28:

     One NWA [Northwest Arkansas] gun shop owner said people get them for all different reasons like saving money and getting a cheap thrill.