Meaning

1 senses
  1. A work in a subgenre of Christian romance fiction, which presents chaste courtship (typified by the removal of a bonnet) while avoiding explicit sexual content, and typically focuses on a woman from a traditionalist community (e.g., the Amish).

Origin

Blend of bonnet + bodice ripper, referencing the traditional head coverings of Amish women

Blend of bonnet + bodice ripper, referencing the traditional head coverings of Amish women.

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Forms

plural: bonnet rippers

See also

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