bodice-ripper

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English - Turkish
(Edebiyat) romatik bir roman türü
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Alternative spelling of bodice ripper
A sexually explicit romantic novel, usually in a historical setting, especially one involving the seduction of the heroine

My aunt would bring a stack of torrid bodice rippers with her to the beach, and would unfailingly blush if disturbed in her reading.

disapproval You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people. A work of popular fiction characterized by scenes of unrestrained romantic passion
a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated