Meanings
nounsweet savage romance (plural sweet savage romances)
plural sweet savage romances
- A style of romance novel featuring explicit sex and sexual aggression.
Origin
After Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers, an early novel of this type.
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sweet savage romance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20savage%20romance
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet savage romance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20savage%20romance.
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