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time porn

time porn noun: media, especially television shows, which depict people enjoying unrealistic amounts of free time.

Noun

time porn (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Media, especially television shows, which depict people enjoying unrealistic amounts of free time.
    • The characters of "Seinfeld" wallow obscenely in unscheduled time, as did the characters on "Cheers," probably the mother of all time-porn shows.1994 May 23, Colin McEnroe, “Time porn”, in The Spokesman-Review
    • Why the immense popularity of TV shows like Cheers, Seinfeld, and Mad About You? Because the characters never seem to do anything but hang out. They lure us through "time porn," the tease of a life with enough time and leisure for the friendships that we all covet and know we need but don't seem to...1996, Leonard I. Sweet, The Jesus Prescription for a Healthy Life, Abingdon Press, →ISBN, page 38

Questions about time porn

What does time porn mean?
Time porn means media, especially television shows, which depict people enjoying unrealistic amounts of free time.
What part of speech is time porn?
Time porn is a noun.

Words near time porn in the dictionary

  1. time planes
  2. time plans
  3. time police
  4. time policies
  5. time policy
  6. time porn
  7. time preference
  8. time preferences
  9. time premium
  10. time premiums
  11. time pressure

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