soft-core
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of soft-core
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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With its soft-core, island-funk guitar and three-part vocal harmony, the song’s chorus is an early example of a Steely Dan quintessence: shrugging sarcasm, rendered resplendent.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2017
Not soft-core porn, but real love stories with happy endings — like a Sandra Bullock film, only with gay characters.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2010
By now millions of people have inadvertently watched the video, which came out in 1987, a more innocent time when people actually listened to generic soft-core pop on purpose--the song went to No. 1.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Legend of Bagger Vance is based on one of the novels--an uneasy blend of self-help and soft-core spirituality--that golfers solemnly pass from hand to hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its "Discovery Course in Elementary Math and Its Application," now in its third semester, peddles soft-core math, or math disguised as games.
From Time Magazine Archive
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