erotica
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
sexually explicit art, photographs, sculptures, or the like, depicting human sexuality.
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Origin of erotica
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How to use erotica in a sentence
I remember being super young and reading portions of the Starr report in The New York Times and thinking, it’s really weird that The New York Times is publishing what basically amounts to erotica.
Cobie Smulders on Her Stunning Transformation Into Devious Ann Coulter | Marlow Stern | September 10, 2021 | The Daily BeastWanting to move on from comics, he wrote bad poetry, lackluster screenplays and egregious-sounding forays into erotica.
‘True Believer’ tries to capture Stan Lee. It isn’t easy. | Glen David Gold | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostDon’t despair because there is a new kind of erotica that might tickle your fancy.
This desire for erotica grew his portfolio throughout the 1950s, and he carefully shared it with “anyone he thought would appreciate it” – including a publisher of a new kind of international magazine, who immediately accepted it for publication.
Tom of Finland bio reveals dangers of creating erotic art | Terri Schlichenmeyer | December 14, 2020 | Washington BladeAh yes, Fifty Shades of Grey, that classic volume of lesbian erotica.
I Tried Cosmo’s Lesbian Sex Tips and They Were Terrible | Samantha Allen | July 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
More people are (sort of) aware of S&M practices thanks to the popularity of the 50 Shades series and other “mom erotica.”
Today, there are no limits when it comes to explicit language and content in self-published erotica.
Monster Porn Is the Latest Wrinkle in Self-Published Smut | Lizzie Crocker | January 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSex, along with its companion record, erotica, earned Warner Brothers a half billion dollars in 1992 alone.
You have a number of books that are considered works of literary erotica.
Nevertheless, that is the method which the author of the erotica Biblon adopts for portraying the morals of the Jewish people.
The Satyricon, Complete | Petronius ArbiterNone of these cases have anything to do with poedophilia erotica.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollBy von Krafft-Ebing this state is termed pædophilia erotica.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for erotica
/ (ɪˈrɒtɪkə) /
explicitly sexual literature or art
Origin of erotica
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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