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soft-core

[ sawft-kawr, -kohr, soft- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: Compare hard-core ( def 2 ).

    soft-core pornography.



soft-core

adjective

  1. (of pornography) suggestive and titillating through not being totally explicit or detailed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-core1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

The quick-cut trailer suggests a soft-core romp with dramatic intrigue and wry one-liners.

A second person in the elevator will be a soft-core Ford supporter.

But he lost his taste for that kind of sub-Dantescan soft-core thrill.

The tip had been cut off, exposing the soft core, and four slits were scored down the side.

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