bodiceripper

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A form of bodice ripper — 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.

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Meanings

nounbodiceripper (plural bodicerippers)

plural bodicerippers

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of bodice ripper.

    They stubbornly hung on to the idea that Outlander was a Harlequinesque bodiceripper that would only appeal to middle-age bored housewives.

    2016 February 26, Beth Wesson, “Selling Outlander to the Masses … Or Selling Out?”, in My Outlander Blog, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2018
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APA

bodiceripper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodiceripper

MLA

“bodiceripper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodiceripper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bodiceripper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodiceripper.

Source: bodiceripper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.