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bonkbuster

noun

Etymology

Blend of bonk + blockbuster.

  1. derived from apostema
  2. derived from Buste
  3. compounded as blockbuster — “block + buster”
  4. compounded as bonkbuster — “bonk + blockbuster”

Definitions

  1. A popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary…

    A popular novel involving frequent explicit sexual encounters, normally in a contemporary setting.

    • 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.
    • 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.

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