"bodice ripping" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bodice rippings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bodice ripping (usually uncountable, plural bodice rippings)
  1. Alternative form of bodice-ripping Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: bodice-ripping
    Sense id: en-bodice_ripping-en-noun-XgZcSvsD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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