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porn

[ pawrn ]

/ pɔrn /

Informal.

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noun

Sometimes por·no

[pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/. 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.

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.

Nearby words

Origin of porn

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Related formsan·ti·porn, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for porn

Porn parodies based on popular culture are certainly nothing new.
Inside the Greatest Porn Parody Factory: From ‘Game of Bones’ to ‘The Humper Games’|Gabriella Paiella|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Porn Industry Here's one that reveals the potential hypocrisy of breast cancer fundraising.
The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon|Emily Shire|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Porn is really the same as any other media product: People manipulate it to their purposes more than they are manipulated by it.
Is Bondage Porn to Blame for a Murder?|Amanda Marcotte|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Getting back to more relatable topics, pop culture is explored through The Eve of Porn: Linda Lovelace.
A Bouncy House of Boobs, A Quest for the G-Spot, and More Erotic Fun at the Carnival of Sex|Justin Jones|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Porn For Women, however, strays away from the typical preconceived notion of the explicit content beloved by the male species.
This Site Is Redefining Porn for Women|Erin Cunningham|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for porn

porn

/ (pɔːn) informal /

noun

Also called: porno pornography

censorious publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subjectproperty porn; food porn

adjective

Also: porno pornographicporn movie; porno mag

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Word Origin and History for porn

porn

n.

1962, abbreviation of pornography. Porno (adj.) is attested from 1952.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper