porn
[ pawrn ]
/ pɔrn /
noun
Sometimes por·no
[pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/.
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.
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.
Origin of porn
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
OTHER WORDS FROM porn
an·ti·porn, adjectiveWords nearby porn
porker,
porkfish,
porkpie,
porkpie hat,
porky,
porn,
pornification,
pornocracy,
pornographer,
pornography,
porny
British Dictionary definitions for anti-porn
porn
/ (pɔːn) informal /
noun
Also called: porno
pornography
censorious
publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject
property porn; food porn
adjective
Also: porno
pornographic
porn movie; porno mag