erotica
noun
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrä-ti-kə 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
2
: depictions of things erotic
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The critic Sarah Brouillette has smartly pointed out that Rooney’s novels are essentially competing with erotica for readers — something Rooney herself appears to toy with in Beautiful World.
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Authorities searched McCallum's trailer, with prosecutors saying law enforcement found disturbing items including child pornography and child erotica.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Audio erotica is on the rise and bringing every lesbian with a pulse on the ride.
—refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
What this absolutism produced, of course, was not another fusty neo-Edwardian novel à la Orwell’s earlier Keep the Aspidistra Flying, but a wild, aggrieved tour de force of dystopian erotica.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Authorities searched McCallum's trailer, with prosecutors saying law enforcement found disturbing items including child pornography and child erotica.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Audio erotica is on the rise and bringing every lesbian with a pulse on the ride.
—refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
What this absolutism produced, of course, was not another fusty neo-Edwardian novel à la Orwell’s earlier Keep the Aspidistra Flying, but a wild, aggrieved tour de force of dystopian erotica.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Erotica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotica. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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erotica
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrät-i-kə
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
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