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porn.

Pornography.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔːn/UK/pɔɹn/US

  1. Pornography.

    informal · uncountable · usually
    I just delete the porn before someone else uses the computer.

  2. A pornographic work.

    countable · in-plural · informal · usually

  3. Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a sensational manner.

    informal · uncountable · usually
    car porn
    gun porn

  4. Material that provides illicit gratification of an obsessive or unhealthy interest in something.

    humorous · informal · often · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pórnē Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos)lbor. French pornographiebor. English pornographyclip. English porn Clipping of pornography. First attested in the mid-20th century.

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