> I've never heard "soapies" in my part of the US. It's "Soaps" or "soap operas" here. After reading the other replies, I believe that it's not just your part

> I've never heard "soapies" in my part of the US. It's "Soaps" or "soap operas" here. After reading the other replies, I believe that it's not just your part of the US. I'm going to put this down in the TIL column - I always thought it was American slang, TIL I learned that it's not.