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bodice rippers

bodice rippers is the plural 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.

Questions about bodice rippers

What is bodice rippers the plural of?
Bodice rippers is the plural of bodice ripper.

Words near bodice rippers in the dictionary

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

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