Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B bodice ripper: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bod'ice rip"per Pronunciation: [key] — Informal. Informal. a modern Gothic novel or historical romance, usually in paperback format, featuring at least one passionate love scene, characteristically one in which the heroine vainly resists submitting to the villain or hero. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. bodice bodied ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: guilloche Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language