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porn

[ pawrn ]

noun

  1. Sometimes por·no []. 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.

  2. 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.



porn

/ pɔːn /

noun

  1. Also calledporno pornography
  2. pejorative.
    publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject

    food porn

    property porn



adjective

  1. Alsoporno pornographic

    porno mag

    porn movie

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Other Words From

  • anti·porn adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of porn1

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

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Example Sentences

Evidence includes the spread of false information about elections and covid-19, conspiracy theories like QAnon, cyber-bullying, revenge porn, and much more.

Riot porn is different from videos of abuse and violence carried out by police, and we should not confuse one for the other.

With riot porn, what moves someone from watching to showing up is the potential for participating in a violent altercation.

Judging by the reactions shared by followers of right-wing influencers, riot porn further enrages and traumatizes these audiences from afar, inflaming their perceptions of risk and danger.

There’s so much fear porn that they are forced, and in many cases, I think to retreat.

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Porn parodies based on popular culture are certainly nothing new.

The Porn Industry Here's one that reveals the potential hypocrisy of breast cancer fundraising.

Porn is really the same as any other media product: People manipulate it to their purposes more than they are manipulated by it.

On the forefront of this movement is six time Feminist Porn Award winner Madison Young, director of 41 feature films.

Getting back to more relatable topics, pop culture is explored through The Eve of Porn: Linda Lovelace.

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