daytime TV drama; soap opera
Abbreviation of 昼ドラマ. Refers to daytime television serials, especially melodramatic ones. Common in casual conversation and media.
See also: 昼ドラマ
My mother watches daytime dramas every day.
I hear the plot of that soap opera is wild.
Abbreviation of 昼ドラマ (hiru dorama), from 昼 (daytime) and ドラマ (drama).