Meaning Of The Word Bodice ripper

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bodice ripper
countable noun: You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.

bodice ripper in American English
noun: a modern Gothic novel or historical romance, usually in paperback format, featuring at least one passionate love scene, characteristically one in which the heroine vainly resists submitting to the villain or hero

bodice ripper in British English
a romance (sense 3) set in the past and having a formulaic plot that features scenes of sexual passion and violent action
noun: a romantic novel, usually on a historical theme, that involves some sex and violence

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