EROTICA

pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut

(noun) creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

erotica (uncountable)

Erotic literature, art, decoration or other such work.

Usage notes

This word sometimes encompasses only material that is not pornographic and has or is purported to have artistic or social value, but also can include pornography, depending on the context and speaker.

Source: Wiktionary



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19 April 2024

SUSPECT

(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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