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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawrn]
- /pɔrn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawrn]
- /pɔrn/
Definitions of pornos word
- noun pornos Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively): arrested for selling porn; a porn star; porn films. 1
- noun pornos television shows, articles, photographs, etc., thought to cater to an excessive, irresistible desire for or interest in something: a magazine filled with enticing food porn; an addiction to real-estate porn. 1
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Origin of pornos
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pornos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pornos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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