noun
a usually paperback melodramatic novel
read mostly dime novels
Synonyms: dreadful, penny dreadful, shilling shocker, shocker, yellowback
Related Word: bloodcurdler, chiller, ||killer-diller; thriller; pulp
noun
a usually paperback melodramatic novel
read mostly dime novels
Synonyms: dreadful, penny dreadful, shilling shocker, shocker, yellowback
Related Word: bloodcurdler, chiller, ||killer-diller; thriller; pulp
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003