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bonkbuster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Blend of bonk + blockbuster.

Meanings

1. (UK, colloquial) A popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting.
   • The novels sold 11mn copes in the UK alone, came to typify the rise of the so-called bonkbuster, and introduced readers to the world of horsey high society. 2025 October 11, Alex Clark, “Obituary [Jilly Cooper]: Writer who created racy bonkbusters in Rutshire”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:
   • However, there would certainly be no Insatiable without Jilly Cooper. The bonkbusters of the 80s were responsible for my sentimental sex education. Like millions of readers, I fell in love with every aspect of the universe Cooper created. 2021 March 31, Daisy Buchanan, “The return of the bonkbuster: how horny heroines are starting a new sexual revolution”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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bodice ripper