Spice
Sexual content
Example
So that book might have had a little too much spice for me
Related Slang
BookTok | TikTok users who discuss books |
TBR | To be read |
Lady boner | Female feeling of sexual arousal |
Sext | Sexually explicit message |
Thirsty | Desiring a person |
Horny on main | Acting lustful on your primary social account |
Book hangover | Remaining attached to a book you just finished |
The BookTok community uses the words "spice" and "spicy" to denote that a book contains sexually explicit content. Often, BookTok users rate a book's spice level on a scale of 0 to 5 or mild to hot. The higher the book's spice level, the more NSFW its content is.
Many videos discussing spicy books also include the hot pepper emoji. This emoji can stand in for the words "spice" or "spicy" in the video's captions and/or description. (The more peppers a video contains, the more explicit the book being discussed likely was.)