Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
Entertainment featuring competent characters carrying out difficult tasks with great aptitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From competence + porn (“material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a lurid, garish, or sensational manner”), coined by John Rogers in a blog post in 2009 about the TNT drama Leverage which he created.
