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bodice-ripper (bäd′is rip′ər)

noun

a romance () set in the past and having a formulaic plot that features scenes of sexual passion and violent action
also bodice ripper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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