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BODICE RIPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bodice ripper mean?
• BODICE RIPPER (noun)
The noun BODICE RIPPER has 1 sense:
1. a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
Familiarity information: BODICE RIPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bodice ripper" is a kind of...):
romance (a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)
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