bodice-rippery

== English == === Etymology === From bodice ripper +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bodice-rippery (uncountable) (informal) The archetypical content of bodice rippers; violent or aggressive sex in romance fiction. Synonym: bodice-ripping 2016, The Chemist review, Kirkus Reviews, 15 November 2016, page 188: A tale of skulduggery, bodice rippery, and shoot-’em-up action unfolds, complete with help from a luscious mistress of disguise who could have stepped right out of a James Bond novel. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bodice-rippery.