Porn Definition
pôrn
noun
Webster's New World
A pornographic film or video.
American Heritage
Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination.
Disaster porn.
American Heritage
Printed material featuring enticing photography.
American Heritage
(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from the mid-20th c.]
I just delete the porn before someone else uses the computer.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Pornographic.
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Other Word Forms of Porn
Noun
Singular:
porn
Plural:
pornsOrigin of Porn
From porn(ography) and porn(ographer), both ultimately also from πόρνη (pornē, “prostitute”), as porn-¹.
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From πορν- (porn-), the stem of the Ancient Greek πόρνη (pornē, “prostitute”).
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Shortening of pornography. Attested from mid-20th century.
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