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.
American Heritage
prefix
Wiktionary

Relating to or constituting pornography.

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Other Word Forms of Porn

Noun

Singular:
porn
Plural:
porns

Origin 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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