pornophony
pornophony noun: obscene or erotic sounds or music.
Noun
pornophony (usually uncountable, plural pornophonies)
- obscene or erotic sounds or music.
- Distributors of canned music—from the self-effacing Muzak air-freshener and the beguiling radio commercial to the pornophony of the disk jockey's turntable and the jukebox—thrive because their products, for better or worse, bewitch those who listen to them.1963, Harper's Magazine May 1963, page 77
- Puccini endowed his love duets with a sensual lyricism, an almost erotic mysticism that has been called pornophony.2002, Puccini's Turandot, page 19
Forms of pornophony
| plural | pornophonies |
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Origin of pornophony
From porno- + -phony.
Questions about pornophony
- What does pornophony mean?
- Pornophony means obscene or erotic sounds or music.
- What part of speech is pornophony?
- Pornophony is a noun.
- What is the plural of pornophony?
- The plural of pornophony is pornophonies.
Words near pornophony in the dictionary
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