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Meaning of "bonkbuster" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BONKBUSTER

From bonk + (block)buster.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BONKBUSTER

bonkbuster  [ˈbɒŋkˌbʌstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONKBUSTER

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determiner
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Bonkbuster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BONKBUSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sue Limb

Sue Limb is a British writer and broadcaster. She studied Elizabethan lyric poetry at Cambridge and then trained in education. She lives on an organic farm near Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. She is the co-author of a biography of the Antarctic explorer Captain Lawrence Oates. Her work includes novels – many of them for young adults – and a sitcom for ITV television and BBC Radio 4, Up the Garden Path. For Radio 4, she has written a number of comedy series: The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere, The Sit Crom, Four Joneses and a Jenkins and Alison and Maud; and also Growing Pains, Hilaire Belloc, and Cities. Under the name Dulcie Domum, Limb wrote Bad Housekeeping, a humorous weekly column in The Guardian's Guardian Weekend section between 1988 and 2001. Collections of the columns, a feminist novelist's diaries of a rural idyll gone wrong, were republished in book form. The books, reissued by Solidus Press in 2002, are listed below. In 1989, as Domum, Limb coined the term "bonkbuster", a play on "blockbuster" and the verb "to bonk", British slang for sexual intercourse.

Definition of bonkbuster in the English dictionary

The definition of bonkbuster in the dictionary is a novel characterized by graphic descriptions of the heroine's frequent sexual encounters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONKBUSTER


antifilibuster
ˌæntɪˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə
Augusta
ɔːˈɡʌstə
blockbuster
ˈblɒkˌbʌstə
broncobuster
ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌbʌstə
buster
ˈbʌstə
cluster
ˈklʌstə
combustor
kəmˈbʌstə
crime-buster
ˈkraɪmˌbʌstə
duster
ˈdʌstə
filibuster
ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə
gangbuster
ˈɡæŋˌbʌstə
luster
ˈlʌstə
lustre
ˈlʌstə
middlebuster
ˈmɪdəlˌbʌstə
muster
ˈmʌstə
robusta
rəʊˈbʌstə
sodbuster
ˈsɒdˌbʌstə
stressbuster
ˈstrɛsˌbʌstə
tankbuster
ˈtæŋkˌbʌstə
trustbuster
ˈtrʌstˌbʌstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONKBUSTER

bonilasse
Bonin Islands
boniness
Bonington
bonism
bonist
bonito
bonk
bonkers
bonking
Bonn
Bonnard
bonne
bonne bouche
bonnes bouches
bonnet
bonnet monkey
bonnet rouge

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONKBUSTER

adjuster
Auster
baluster
bluster
claims adjuster
cropduster
exhauster
faster
fluster
globular cluster
insurance adjuster
jouster
knuckle-duster
lackluster
loss adjuster
ouster
pass muster
Schuster
supercluster
thruster
truster

Synonyms and antonyms of bonkbuster in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bonkbuster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONKBUSTER

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Bonkbuster
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Trends of use of bonkbuster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONKBUSTER»

The term «bonkbuster» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONKBUSTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bonkbuster» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bonkbuster» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bonkbuster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONKBUSTER»

Discover the use of bonkbuster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bonkbuster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Adventures of Isabel Bookbinder: A Collection: The ...
The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder, Fabulously Fashionable, and Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen. “Yes, a bonkbuster!” God, this is actually a fantastic idea. I don't know why I didn't think of this before. I mean, I love a good ...
Holly McQueen, 2012
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Movie Blockbusters
10. SEX,. CONTROVERSY,. BOX-OFFICE. From. blockbuster. to. bonkbuster. Rebecca Feasey According to Justin Wyatt's influential work on contemporary Hollywood, the high concept blockbuster depends on a simple, catchy tagline which ...
Julian Stringer, 2013
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Runners And Riders
Just who is responsible for taking Alistair's horse? And why does Sasha, the French pilot, want to take Penny to his home in the Camargue? The resourceful Ms Bennett is determined to discover the truth. This is the sequel to The Stallion.
Georgina Brown, 2011
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Vintage
Paper Cuts "With three super-bitches slugging it out in the world of champagne production, this 21st-century bonkbuster is a great excuse to hole up with a glass of bubbly." — Eve magazine, "Must Reads" (UK) "A clever homage to the '80s ...
Olivia Darling, 2010
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Glittering Fortunes
—The Sun “Quite simply the best 'bonkbuster' you'll read all year.” —Daily Express “Oozes glamour and revenge. The ultimate beach read.” —All About Soap “Lashings of scandal, shocking secret pasts and steamy romance” —New! “ A proper ...
Victoria Fox, 2014
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Temptation Island
. . This is the glitzy follow-up to Hollywood Sinners’ – Star ‘An ice-cream-sandwich of a book . . . Page-turning escapism!
Victoria Fox, 2012
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
boneyize | bonkbuster s a conjugal visit in prison us • — James Harris, A Convict's Dictionary, p. .... Humes and Sean Wagstaff, Boarderlands. p 220, 1995 bonkbuster noun a type of popular novel containing frequent, explicit sexual encounters ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Pulp: Reading Popular Fiction
They are full of rumpacious sex and merge into the category of the 'bonkbuster', a category that was almost invented by Jackie Collins. A variant on the bonkbuster that emerged in the late 1980s was the 'sex and shopping' novel (for example, ...
Scott McCracken, 1998
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The Glamorous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder: A Novel
or maybe it's just the relief of not having to speed-write a three-hundred-thousand -word epic bonkbuster. or that I don't have to pretend to be called Liz anymore. But whatever the reason, I'm all fired up to get right back on the horse. All right ...
Holly McQueen, 2009
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Wicked Ambition
If you think the Made in Chelsea crew live a glitzy life, you ain't seen nothing yet' —Heat on Temptation Island 'This gripping novel was just too exciting to put down' —Closer on Temptation Island 'Pour yourself a glass of Pimm's ...
Victoria Fox, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONKBUSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bonkbuster is used in the context of the following news items.
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Books reviews roundup: Grey, ZeroZeroZero and The Wallcreeper
It was perhaps predictable that the Mail would go to town on the publication of Grey, EL James's follow-up to her multimillion-selling bonkbuster ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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George Hook: 'I have always wanted to write an erotic novel.”
Okay, if I were to wake up on the morrow to find I'd somehow penned an erotic bonkbuster in my sleep, I wouldn't be displeased exactly. It's just ... «Herald, Jun 15»
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Author Jackie Collins, 77, on men, marriage and her latest raunchy …
It was 1968 when she debuted The World is Full of Married Men, her 'raunchy', 'racy' 'bonkbuster' about cads and the women who love them. «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Jilly Cooper just got a bit less saucy
The original cover of the “magnificent 1985 bonkbuster” was spot on, Purves says: “a peachy female bottom in tight jodhpurs, with a big tanned ... «MoneyWeek, Jun 15»
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Fifty Shades author insists kinky Christian Grey won't be rushed so …
Police in Kent are investigating the theft of the latest in EL James's bonkbuster series. VIEW GALLERY Jamie for CK. The novel is a reworking ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
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Our sexed-up culture is the reason for Jilly Cooper's Riders makeover
What does the new cover for Jilly Cooper's seminal bonkbuster say about sex in the 21st century? Does it reflect a new prudishness – or a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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The bonkbuster queen is reined in
She may feel she wrote for another era, but she and a few other authors, such as Jackie Collins, set the template for the bonkbuster. «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
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Jilly Cooper's Riders cover model says new sanitised version 'is too …
Her jodhpur-clad bottom became a hot topic in 1985 when it graced the front of Jilly Cooper's 'bonkbuster' novel Riders. The tale of saucy ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Jilly Cooper cover change reveals liberal hypocrisy on sex writes …
But the original cover of Jilly Cooper's magnificent 1985 bonkbuster Riders, set in the showjumping world, was spot on: a peachy female bottom ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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10 controversial covers: in pictures
Jilly Cooper's famous "bonkbuster" reined in the sexiness for its 2015 reissue. The special 30th anniversary edition retained the image of a woman in jodhpurs, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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