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skinema

UK/ˈskɪn.ɪ.mə/US/ˈskɪn.ə.mə/

skinema noun: pornographic cinema.

Noun

skinema (countable and uncountable, plural skinemas)

  1. Pornographic cinema.
    • On the whole, it's really a very exciting picture, but it's not art — as, indeed, what is in this world of the skinema!1939, Lowell Thomas, Francis Rufus Bellamy, editors, The Commentator, Volume 4, volume 4, Payson Publishing, page 123
    • Therese and Isabelle is appearing in the same kind of neighborhood art house that in better days showed films by Antonioni and Godard. In short, the old skinema is putting on airs and is making a bid for the middle-class matron in the afternoon and the middle-class couple at night. Pioneer of the...1968, Filmfacts, Volume 11, volume 11, page 181

Examples of skinema in a sentence

  • In short, the old skinema is putting on airs and is making a bid for the middle-class matron in the afternoon and the middle-class couple at night.1968, Filmfacts, Volume 11, volume 11, page 181:
  • It was filled with hard-core details on stuff from skinema to incest and orgies, and a lot of ministers were appalled by the handbook's contents.1975, New Times, Volume 4, volume 4, New Times Communications Corporation, page 8:
  • To overlook such a well-known and celebrated skin-chievement would render any guide to definitive skinema sexiness incomplete.2005, Mr. Skin, Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses Naked, illustrated edition, Macmillan...
  • We're talking about one of the greatest pornographic works in the history of skinema.2017 October 20, Jess Dweck, Victor Quinaz, “Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality” (10:53 from the start), in Big Mouth...

Forms of skinema

pluralskinemas

Origin of skinema

Blend of skin + cinema.

Questions about skinema

What does skinema mean?
Skinema means pornographic cinema.
How do you use skinema in a sentence?
In short, the old skinema is putting on airs and is making a bid for the middle-class matron in the afternoon and the middle-class couple at night.
What part of speech is skinema?
Skinema is a noun.
How do you pronounce skinema?
Skinema is pronounced /ˈskɪn.ə.mə/ (US).
What is the plural of skinema?
The plural of skinema is skinemas.

Words near skinema in the dictionary

  1. skinchiest
  2. skinching
  3. skinchy
  4. skindiver
  5. skindiving
  6. skinema
  7. skinemas
  8. Skinemax
  9. Skinfaxi
  10. skinfeel
  11. skinflick

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