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porn

American  
[pawrn] / pɔrn /

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 British  
/ 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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. Also: porno.  pornographic

    porn movie

    porno mag
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • antiporn adjective

Etymology

Origin of porn

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

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