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bodice-ripping

bod·ice-rip·ping
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bod-is rip-ing]
    • /ˈbɒd ɪs ˈrɪp ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bod-is rip-ing]
    • /ˈbɒd ɪs ˈrɪp ɪŋ/

Definitions of bodice-ripping word

  • adjective bodice-ripping A bodice-ripping film or novel is one which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes. You use this word especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people. 3
  • adjective bodice-ripping (of literature and films) historical, melodramatic, with sex and violence 3

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Parts of speech for Bodice-ripping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bodice-ripping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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