A ~ film or novel is one which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes. You use this word especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
...~ yarns on TV.
ADJ: ADJ n disapproval
BODICE-RIPPING
Meaning of BODICE-RIPPING in English
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012