Bodice-ripping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bodice-ripping is a noun meaning A lustful scene of seduction and violent or forcefully initiated sex.
Meaning
A lustful scene of seduction and violent or forcefully initiated sex.
More Meanings
- Characteristic of a bodice ripper.
Example Sentences
We had a long debate about the ethics of bodice-ripping—who was allowed to rip and who got ripped.
There was, nearly always, ecstasy at the moment of entry. Jesus. What a cheap, bodice-ripping insult of a word.
If you're going to be selling workshops on how to write a winning romance novel to romance writers' groups, you know every would-be bodice-ripping author in five states.
Naomi Klein is right to call Atlas Shrugged 'pulp' – there is plenty of bodice-ripping in its romantic sections, and, very significantly, there are never any babies produced.
Word Forms
- bodice-rippings
Synonyms for bodice-ripping
Depending on context, synonyms include bodice-rippery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ravishment, bodyslam, gangbang, bloodplay, amokoscisia, genitorture.
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