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

   property porn

   food porn

adjective

1. Alsoporno pornographic

   porno mag

   porn movie

Other Words From

• anti·porn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of porn¹

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Related Words

• adult
• erotic
• indecent
• lewd
• obscene
• salacious
• sexy