explornography
explornography noun: a fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
Noun
explornography (uncountable)
- A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
- Age of Exploration has been succeeded by the Age of Explornography1998, 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+
- The success of Outside magazine and its ability to generate blockbuster books such as The Perfect Storm, Into Thin Air, and the IMAX film Everest reflect an “explornography” trend of vicariously breaking free of civilization by entering into the natural world at its most capricious and violent.1999 March, Michael J. Wolf, The Entertainment Economy: How Mega-media Forces are Transforming Our Lives, Times Books, page 169
Origin of explornography
Blend of explore + pornography, coined by columnist John Tierney.
Words that rhyme with explornography
- geography
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- chirography
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- phonography
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- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
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- cacography
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- cinematography
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- demonography
- dittography
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- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
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- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
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Questions about explornography
- What does explornography mean?
- Explornography means a fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
- What part of speech is explornography?
- Explornography is a noun.
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