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    porn
    /pɔːn/

    noun

    • 1. pornography: "hardcore porn"
    • 2. television programmes, magazines, books, etc. that are regarded as emphasizing the sensuous or sensational aspects of a non-sexual subject and stimulating a compulsive interest in their audience: "like much of the country, I drool over gastro-porn on telly"

    adjective

    • 1. pornographic: "a porn film"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › pornPORN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Porn definition: pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively). See examples of PORN used in a sentence.

  3. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogWhat Does "Porn" Mean Anyway? | Psychology Today

    One of the earliest English definitions, attributed to a medical dictionary published in 1857, indicates that pornography is “a description of prostitutes or prostitution, as a matter of...

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pornPorn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PORN is pornography —often used before another noun. How to use porn in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPORN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PORN meaning: 1. informal for pornography disapproving: 2. pictures, books, television programmes , newspaper…. Learn more.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pornographyPornography Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement. 2. : material (such as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement. 3. : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction. the pornography of violence.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › pornographyPornography | Definition, History, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

    Pornography, representation of sexual behavior in books, pictures, statues, films, and other media that is intended to cause sexual excitement. The distinction between pornography (illicit and condemned material) and erotica (which is broadly tolerated) is largely subjective and reflects changing community standards.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pornPorn - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Porn is an abbreviation of pornography, a type of movie, magazine, book, or website that features sex or sexual situations with no other redeeming features. Porn is different than erotica , which may also feature sex but has more artistic merit.