Mills-and-Boonish

adjective

Romantic in a formulaic way.

Meanings

adjectiveMills-and-Boonish (comparative more Mills-and-Boonish, superlative most Mills-and-Boonish)

comparative more Mills-and-Boonish · superlative most Mills-and-Boonish

  1. informalRomantic in a formulaic way.

Origin

After the romance publisher Mills & Boon, + -ish.

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Mills-and-Boonish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mills-and-Boonish

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Chicago

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