Explornography
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them. derogatory, humorous, uncountable
"1998, John Tierney, “Explornography: The Vicarious thrill of Exploring When There's Nothing Left to Explore”, The New York Times Magazine, July 26, section 6, page 18+ Age of Exploration has been succeeded by the Age of Explornography"
Example
More examples"1998, John Tierney, “Explornography: The Vicarious thrill of Exploring When There's Nothing Left to Explore”, The New York Times Magazine, July 26, section 6, page 18+ Age of Exploration has been succeeded by the Age of Explornography"
Etymology
Blend of explore + pornography, coined by columnist John Tierney.
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