bodice ripper
A romantic novel, usually in a historical setting, with frank depictions of sexual…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Nackenbeißer
- a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From the fact that the female protagonists in such novels would often have their bodices (From the fact that the female protagonists in such novels would often have their bodices (blouses or corsets) removed with some force before sexual activity commenced.
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