porn
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
noun
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Also called: porno. pornography
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pejorative publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject
property porn
food porn
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antiporn adjective
Etymology
Origin of porn
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
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“This isn’t bear porn or AI doomer fan-fiction.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
“This isn’t bear porn or AI doomer fan-fiction. The sole intent of this piece is modeling a scenario that’s been relatively underexplored,” they say.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
But RadialB says his intention was not to become a "decline porn" influencer - and instead just wants to make people laugh with a sort of "artform" that games the recommendation systems.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
This book is absolutely not trauma porn; it is, instead, a celebration of life, both of Sinéad herself as well as each of the authors of the essays.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
FOR efery Rose dot ploome in spring, Dey say an maid is porn; For efery pain dot Rose vill make Dey say dere comes a dorn.
From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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