porn

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English

Alternative forms

• pron, pr0n, p*rn

Etymology

Clipping of pornography. Attested from mid-20th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɔːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɔɹn/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n
• Homophone: pawn (non-rhotic)

Noun

porn (usually uncountable, plural porns)

1. (uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.]

   Synonyms: erotica, filth, smut
2. (countable, informal, chiefly in the plural) A pornographic work.

   Synonyms: adult movie, blue movie, X-rated movie, skin flick

   • 1982, Florence King, “When Sisterhood Was in Flower”, reprinted in The Florence King Reader, Macmillan (1996), →ISBN, page 181:

     There are anywhere from ten to twelve chapters in the average porn, so that many blank pages can be inserted.

   • a. 2004, anonymous study participant, quoted in Todd G. Morrison, “‘He was Treating Me Like Trash, and I Was Loving It . . .’: Perspectives on Gay Male Pornography”, in Todd G. Morrison (editor), Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography: Pornucopia (co-published as Journal of Homosexuality, Volume 47, Numbers 3/4), Psychology Press (2004), →ISBN, page 179:

     I remember once watching a porn with some friends of mine […]

3. (uncountable, informal) Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a sensational manner.
4. (uncountable, informal, often humorous) Material that provides illicit gratification of an obsessive or unhealthy interest in something.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pornocracy

Anagrams

• PONR, pron

French

Noun

porn f (uncountable)

1. porn

Scots

Noun

porn (uncountable)

1. porn
   • 2012, Iain Connell, Robert Florence, Burnistoun, Episode #3.4 (DVD subtitles)