soft-core

[ sawft-kawr, -kohr, soft- ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography.: Compare hard-core (def. 2).

Origin of soft-core

First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby soft-core

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How to use soft-core in a sentence

The quick-cut trailer suggests a soft-core romp with dramatic intrigue and wry one-liners.
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A second person in the elevator will be a soft-core Ford supporter.
How Rob Ford Could Win Reelection | Ivor Tossell | January 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But he lost his taste for that kind of sub-Dantescan soft-core thrill.
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The tip had been cut off, exposing the soft core, and four slits were scored down the side.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria | Winston Spencer Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for soft-core

soft-core

adjective

(of pornography) suggestive and titillating through not being totally explicit or detailed

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