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porn

  • /pɔːn/ UK
  • /pɔɹn/ US

Sounds like (non-rhotic) pawn · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)n

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Clipping of pornography. First attested in the mid-20th century.

noun porns · pron · pr0n · p*rn

  1. informal, uncountable, usually Pornography. I just delete the porn before someone else uses the computer.

    Similar: erotica, filth, smut

  2. countable, in plural, informal, usually A pornographic work. There are anywhere from ten to twelve chapters in the average porn, so that many blank pages can be inserted.

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

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pornography, porno, pornographic, erotic, sex, prostitution, salacious, child, scam, dirty, vice, interracial, movie, mags, pornie, pornograph

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noun pornography

Españolporno
한국어야동 yadong
日本語ポルノ poruno
中文色情 sèqíng, 春宮 /春宫 chūngōng, 黃片 /黄片, A片 ēipiàn
हिन्दीरतिचित्रण raticitraṇ
Portuguêspornô
DeutschPornografie
Italianoporno, pornografia
Ελληνικάπορνό pornó, πορνογραφία pornografía
Русскийпо́рно pórno, порну́ха pornúxa

noun pornographic work

हिन्दीअश्लील कृति ashlīl kṛti
Portuguêspornô
DeutschPorno
Ελληνικάπορνό pornó, πορνογράφημα pornográfima

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"porn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/porn.

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@misc{porn_2026,
  title = {porn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/porn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}