noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Graphic written or audiovisual depictions of violence intended to appeal to a prurient audience interest. uncountable

Etymology

Coined in a 1967 essay by American author Tom Wolfe, from porno- + violence.

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