snuff film

noun

Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.

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Nearby words

snub-nosed, snubby, snubfin dolphin, snuck, snuff, snuff film, snuff movie, snuff out, snuff stick, snuff-dipping, snuffbox

Origin of snuff film

First recorded in 1970–75

Also called snuff movie.

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