Bodice-rippery
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The archetypical content of bodice rippers; violent or aggressive sex in romance fiction. informal, uncountable
"She says that her first novel was born out of a profound love of medieval history, but I fear that what she really loves is historical romance, fantasy, and bodice-rippery."
Synonyms
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More examples"She says that her first novel was born out of a profound love of medieval history, but I fear that what she really loves is historical romance, fantasy, and bodice-rippery."
Etymology
From bodice ripper + -y.
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