bonkbusting, a. Chiefly Brit. (colloq. and humorous).
Brit. /ˈbɒŋkˌbʌstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔŋkˌbəstɪŋ/, /ˈbɑŋkˌbəstɪŋ/
[‹ bonk n. + -busting (in block-busting adj. at block n. Compounds 3), after bonkbuster n.]
Of, relating to, or of the nature of a bonkbuster; (of a writer) that writes in the style of a bonkbuster.
| [1989 Guardian 11 July 38/2 No sooner had respectable, check-jacketed Bodley Head succumbed to Burchill's bonkbustering shopping list than, hey presto, the publishing house was itself turned into a designer label.] 1993 Sunday Times 4 July vi. 8/1 Who says that Lady Chatterley's Lover is tame by today's bonkbusting standards? 1994 Observer (Nexis) 27 Mar. 25 One of our more sophisticated political thriller writers, less bankable than Archer, less bonkbusting than Currie, but more readable than either. 1997 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 25 Sept. It is a ‘bonkbusting’ tale of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll in the modelling world. |