Plural of porno; sexually explicit material or films created for sexual arousal.
Shortened form of 'pornography,' which comes from Greek 'porne' (prostitute) and 'graphia' (writing/depicting). The informal 'porno' became common in the mid-20th century, with 'pornos' as its plural form.
The term emerged during the sexual revolution of the 1960s when explicit content became more openly discussed, and the casual abbreviation 'porno' reflected how mainstream these conversations were becoming.
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