porn
Porn (noun) means Pornography, or material depicting sexual acts explicitly. Example: “The site was blocked for hosting porn.”
How to use porn
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSexually explicit material, or (informally) content that indulges an obsessive interest in something, like "food porn" or "car porn".
The extended, non-sexual use ("disaster porn", "property porn") is informal and journalistic.
Word forms
porns plural
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Etymology
A clipped form of "pornography", first recorded in the mid-20th century.
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What is the meaning of porn?
"porn" (noun) means pornography, or material depicting sexual acts explicitly.
What is another word for porn?
Other words for "porn" include pornography, adult content, adult material, explicit material, X-rated content, erotica.
What are the different meanings of porn?
"porn" has 2 main meanings: 1. Pornography, or material depicting sexual acts explicitly; 2. Informally, media that indulges an intense, almost obsessive fascination with a particular subject.
How do you use porn in a sentence?
Example: "The site was blocked for hosting porn."
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