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hurtcore

hurtcore noun: pornographic material that depicts actual rape and abuse.

Noun

hurtcore (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Pornographic material that depicts actual rape and abuse.
    • 2015, "P Schmidt", Re: How new are you? This whole board is nothing but fucked up shit. Ponies, 100% legals, traps, drawings, hurtcore, rape, the list goes on, just click on a random thread here and you'll get your answer. (on newsgroup alt.politics.immigration)
    • 'Have you […] heard the term hurtcore?'
      'No.'
      'It's rape porn. There's a whole movement of fans that pay a lot of money to watch. Unfortunately, lots of it involves children.'2016, Corrie Jackson, Breaking Dead
    1. (slang) Child pornography that involves unconventionally forceful, tortuous, or sadistic practices.

Origin of hurtcore

Blend of hurt + hardcore.

Questions about hurtcore

What does hurtcore mean?
Hurtcore means pornographic material that depicts actual rape and abuse.
What part of speech is hurtcore?
Hurtcore is a noun.

Words near hurtcore in the dictionary

  1. Hurtados
  2. hurtal
  3. hurtaul
  4. hurtbox
  5. hurtboxes
  6. hurtcore
  7. hurte
  8. hurted
  9. hurtedst
  10. hurtee
  11. hurtees

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