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pornotopia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌpɔː.nəˈtəʊ.pi.ə/
  • US: /ˌpɔɹ.nəˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
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  • rhymes with -əʊpiə

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.