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bodice ripper

bod·ice rip·per (plural bod·ice rip·pers)


noun 
Definition:
 
historical romance: a popular historical romance in fiction or film that has sexually explicit content and usually involves a melodramatic seduction ( slang )

[< typical scenes where a seducer tears a woman's bodice open]
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