porn

[pawrn]

noun

1. Sometimes porno pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively).

   arrested for selling porn;

   a porn star;

   porn films.

2. television shows, articles, photographs, etc., thought to cater to an excessive, irresistible desire for or interest in something.

   a magazine filled with enticing food porn; an addiction to real-estate porn.

porn

/ pɔːn /

noun

1. Also called: porno. pornography

2. pejorative,  publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject

   property porn

   food porn

adjective

1. Also: porno. pornographic

   porn movie

   porno mag

Other Word Forms

• antiporn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of porn¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Related Words

• adult 
• erotic 
• indecent 
• lewd 
• obscene 
• salacious 
• sexy