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bodice-ripper

bodice-ripper is the alternative form of bodice ripper.

Meaning of bodice ripper

Noun

bodice ripper (plural bodice rippers)

  1. (informal) A romantic novel, usually in a historical setting, with frank depictions of sexual activity, especially one in which the female protagonist is seduced; (by extension) a film, television programme, etc., featuring such activity.
    • My aunt would bring a stack of torrid bodice rippers with her to the beach, and would unfailingly blush if disturbed in her reading.

Forms of bodice-ripper

pluralbodice-rippers

Questions about bodice-ripper

What is bodice-ripper the alternative form of?
Bodice-ripper is the alternative form of bodice ripper.

Words near bodice-ripper in the dictionary

  1. bodice
  2. bodice ripper
  3. bodice rippers
  4. bodice ripping
  5. bodice rippings
  6. bodice-ripper
  7. bodice-rippers
  8. bodice-rippery
  9. bodice-ripping
  10. bodice-rippings
  11. bodiced

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