bonkbuster
bonkbuster noun: a popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting.
Noun
bonkbuster (plural bonkbusters)
- A popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting.
- However, there would certainly be no Insatiable without Jilly Cooper. The bonkbusters of the 80s were responsible for my sentimental sex education. Like millions of readers, I fell in love with every aspect of the universe Cooper created.2021 March 31, Daisy Buchanan, “The return of the bonkbuster: how horny heroines are starting a new sexual revolution”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The novels sold 11mn copes in the UK alone, came to typify the rise of the so-called bonkbuster, and introduced readers to the world of horsey high society.2025 October 11, Alex Clark, “Obituary [Jilly Cooper]: Writer who created racy bonkbusters in Rutshire”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7
Forms of bonkbuster
| plural | bonkbusters |
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Origin of bonkbuster
Blend of bonk + blockbuster.
Questions about bonkbuster
- What does bonkbuster mean?
- Bonkbuster means a popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting.
- What part of speech is bonkbuster?
- Bonkbuster is a noun.
- What is the plural of bonkbuster?
- The plural of bonkbuster is bonkbusters.
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