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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.

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Origin of porn

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

OTHER WORDS FROM porn

an·ti·porn, adjective

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How to use porn in a sentence

In Germany, Magnotta is dubbed variously "the Porno Killer" or "Kanada Kannibale."
Alleged Killer Magnotta Was Caught Thanks to His Own Carelessness|Tracy McNicoll|June 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The series, titled Green Porno, is completely original and strangely hypnotic.
Isabella Does Bug Porn|Will Doig|October 31, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The planet's rim vanished abruptly, and Porno returned to true character.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore
Head straight for the lake and follow the near shoreline toward Porno, and you'll come to Ban Wilson's ranch.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore

Only a sprinkling of pin-points of light marked Porno to the eye.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore
They will either be still in the house or in the possession of Dr. Ku's men at Porno.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore
The lights of Porno dwindled to points; grew yet finer, then were gone.
The Bluff of the Hawk|Anthony Gilmore

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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