doktersroman

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of dokter +‎ -s- +‎ roman.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔk.tərs.roːˌmɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: dok‧ters‧ro‧man

Noun

doktersroman m (plural doktersromans, diminutive doktersromannetje n)

  1. A medical romance novel; also as a genre (subgenre of mummy porn; book in this genre).

Usage notes
  • Use of the diminutive is almost exclusively disparaging: while publishers of these books often include doktersroman as e.g. a subtitle, the form doktersromannetje is invariably avoided by them.
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