porn
X-rated material, briefly
Porn is short for pornography—sexually explicit material designed to arouse.
The word covers everything from magazines to videos to internet content: He got caught watching porn at work.
As a suffix, -porn describes any content offering visual gratification: food porn, real estate porn, disaster porn.
The adjective form is usually porno.
Clearly and directly expressed
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- softcoreMildly erotic content
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- eroticSexually stimulating
XXX · videos · sites · industry · performers · actors · scenes · categories
Those who entertain audiences
- producersThose who create goods
- studiosCreative production spaces
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- agentsThose who act for others
sets · directors · awards · conventions · pay · exploitation · labor · unions
Cultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- debateFormal argument on issues
attitudes · censorship · morality · shame · openness · acceptance · consumption · accessibility
Internet pages collections
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
algorithms · free · paywall · subscriptions · browsing · history · incognito · bandwidth
Unable to stop oneself
- dependencyState of needing support
- habitSettled regular tendency
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- withdrawalAct of taking away
dopamine · escalation · tolerance · therapy · triggers · relapse · support · twelve-step
explicit
Clearly and directly expressed
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- softcoreMildly erotic content
- adultMature person, legally responsible
erotic · XXX · videos · sites · industry · performers · actors · scenes · categories · tubes
smut
Lewd content or soot
skin · nudie · girlie · stag · raunchy · sleaze · titillation · raunch · peepshow · spank
performers
Those who entertain audiences
- producersThose who create goods
- studiosCreative production spaces
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
agents · sets · directors · awards · conventions · pay · exploitation · labor · unions · testing
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
debate · attitudes · censorship · morality · shame · openness · acceptance · consumption · accessibility · ubiquity
websites
Internet pages collections
clicks · algorithms · free · paywall · subscriptions · browsing · history · incognito · bandwidth · uploads
compulsive
Unable to stop oneself
- dependencyState of needing support
- habitSettled regular tendency
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
withdrawal · dopamine · escalation · tolerance · therapy · triggers · relapse · support · twelve-step · brain
- addictive thingsalcohol, cocaine, heroin, nicotine, opioids
- vice industriesstrip clubs, adult entertainment, sex shops, gentlemen's clubs, red-light districts
- addictionsaddiction, drug addiction, alcoholism, nicotine addiction, gambling
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- bad habitssmoking, drinking, lying, swearing, gossiping
- screen addictiondoomscrolling, infinite scroll, phone addiction, screen time, binge watching
pornfamily-friendly
Suitable for all ages
safe for work · SFW · kid-friendly · PG · Disney
- porn shopStore selling explicit media
- porno magsPrinted adult entertainment
- porn starExplicit film performer
- hard-core pornographyExplicit sexual depictions
- soft pornSexually suggestive, not explicit
- porn sitesExplicit video hosting pages
porno, pornography, pornographic, pornographically, pornographer, pornographers