English Explanatory Dictionary

pornotopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and willing to indulge in all kinds of sexual activity.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɔː.nəˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ /ˌpɔɹ.nəˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pornotopia.wav

Word forms

pornotopia pornotopias

Etymology

Blend of pornography + utopia; originally coined by American literary scholar and author Steven Marcus in his book The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) to describe the setting in Victorian pornography.

Related words

intimatopia romantopia

Derived words

pornotopic pornotopian
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