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porn

[pawrn] /pɔrn/
noun
1.
Also, porno
[pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography.
2.
television shows, articles, photographs, etc., thought to create or satisfy an excessive desire for something, especially something luxurious:
the irresistible appeal of food porn; an addiction to real-estate porn.
adjective
3.
Also, porny
[pawr-nee] /ˈpɔr ni/ (Show IPA). pertaining to or dealing in pornography; pornographic:
porn shops.
Origin
1960-1965
1960-65; by shortening
Related forms
antiporn, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for porn

porn

/pɔːn/
noun
1.
Also called porno. pornography
2.
(censorious) publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject: property porn, food porn
adjective
3.
Also porno. pornographic: porn movie, porno mag
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Word Origin and History for porn
n.

1962, abbreviation of pornography. Porno (adj.) is attested from 1952.

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Slang definitions & phrases for porn

porn

adjective

: The very best porn film ever made/ little prospect of pay-TV turning our homes into porno palaces

noun

Pornography; a pornographic film, book, etc: the merry world of pimps and porno/ or witness the amount of porn around/ I found out about the porno Rita'd made (first form 1970+, second 1952+)


The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
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porn in Technology


pornography

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Related Abbreviations for porn

porn

pornography
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