hard-core
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌkɔr/
- Offensive
:
explícito
- Sensationalism runs high, and the newsstands offer a broad variety of publications ranging from religious propaganda to hard-core pornography.
- hard-core pornography
Examples
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Hugo, you're known primarily as a hard-core pornographer, correct?
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The artist's latest exhibition included hard-core visuals that pushed the boundaries of traditional art.
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First, since this study is limited to the circulation rates of soft-core pornography, the results may not be applicable to the circulation of hard-core pornography.
Academic text (1990) -
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description 'hard-core pornography'; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so.
Blog text (9) -
The documentary featured interviews with people who work in the hard-core adult film industry.
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She was shocked by the hard-core scenes in the film, which left nothing to the imagination.
Synonyms
49
7.2
Shows sexual acts to make people feel sexual desire
20
9.1
Very explicit sexual content that is not suitable for young people
17
8.6
Content about sex that is rude and shocking
How Explicit
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hard-core uses hard and core to mean 'not soft in the middle', a direct and strong form. So 'hard-core' material is very explicit and leaves nothing to the imagination.