porn
pronunciation
How to pronounce porn in British English:
UK [pɔ:n]
How to pronounce porn in American English:
US [pɔrn]
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- Noun:
- creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Word Origin
- porn (n.)
- 1962, abbreviation of pornography. Porno (adj.) is attested from 1952.
Example
- 1. Involvement with porn becomes an automatic , unthinking grounds for discrimination .
- 2. But these are just the pressures porn performers face directly through their involvement in porn .
- 3. 26 % Of men watch porn several times a week .
- 4. All internet porn is to be blocked at the isp level under a uk government plan .
- 5. Seen in this light , working in porn has a healthy aspect and a dark shadow .