Smut

/smʌt/ noun

Definition

A fungal disease affecting plants, particularly grains; also refers to obscene or pornographic material, or soot and dirt that causes staining.

Etymology

From Middle English, probably from Middle Low German 'smudde' meaning dirt or stain. The agricultural meaning came first, with the obscenity sense developing in the 18th century from the idea of moral 'dirtiness' or corruption.

Kelly Says

It's fascinating how 'smut' connects agricultural disease, physical dirt, and moral corruption—all stemming from the same concept of contamination or staining. The word demonstrates how we often use metaphors of cleanliness and dirtiness to discuss both physical and moral states.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
seks
seks
ARالعربية
سِمْيَة
si-mee-ah
BNবাংলা
ব্যঙ্গ
byang
CACatalà
pornografia
por-no-gra-fee
CSČeština
pornografie
por-no-gra-fee
DADansk
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
DEDeutsch
Pornografie
por-no-gra-fee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
πορνογραφία
por-no-gra-fee-a
ESEspañol
pornografía
por-no-gra-fee-ah
FAفارسی
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
FISuomi
porno
por-no
FRFrançais
pornographie
por-no-gra-fee
GUGU
શરમાવ
shar-ma-av
HAHA
kashin
ka-shin
HEעברית
pornografia
por-no-gra-fee-ah
HIहिन्दी
अश्लील
ash-lee-l
HUMagyar
pornográfia
por-no-gra-fee-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
IGIG
nwa
nwa
ITItaliano
pornografia
por-no-gra-fee-ah
JA日本語
ポルノ
poruno
KKKK
порнография
por-no-gra-fee-ya
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mva-thee
KO한국어
음란물
eum-ran-mul
MRMR
अश्लील
ash-lee-l
MSBahasa Melayu
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံ
poon
NLNederlands
smut
smut
NONorsk
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
PAPA
ਗੰਭੀਰ
gan-bheer
PLPolski
pornografia
por-no-gra-fee-ya
PTPortuguês
pornografia
por-no-gra-fee-ah
RORomână
pornografie
por-no-gra-fee
RUРусский
порнография
por-no-gra-fee-ya
SVSvenska
pornografi
por-no-gra-fee
SWKiswahili
ukimwi
oo-kim-wee
TAதமிழ்
பொருள்
porul
TEతెలుగు
అసభ్యం
as-byam
THไทย
หนังโป๊
nung po
TLTL
pornograpiya
por-no-gra-pee-ya
TRTürkçe
cinsel içerikli materyal
sin-sel ich-erik-li ma-te-ri-yal
UKУкраїнська
порнографія
por-no-gra-fee-ya
URاردو
فحش
fa-hosh
VITiếng Việt
pornographic
por-no-gra-fik
YOYO
àgbà
ah-gba
ZH中文
色情
se-qing
ZUZU
umshado
oom-sha-do

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Historically applied disproportionately to women's sexuality and publications; gendered morality judgment embedded in the term's pejorative use.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'erotic content' or 'adult material' for neutral description; avoid when the gendered moral judgment is the actual concern.

Inclusive Alternatives

["erotic content","adult material","explicit content"]

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